Ashley’s Blog

So since my last post I have ran 9 miles altogether.  I am quite proud of my self for actually running on my own.  Maybe this season will go a lot better than before.

After many days of no motivation I finally got out this morning and ran 1 mile.  Which isn’t much, but will help me get into shape for this season.  So tomorrow I plan to run again maybe a little longer.  Then I will work my up to longer distances.

This summer I have to get ready for cross country, by running every day on my own.  For I want to get better for this season and work really hard so it pays off.  Also my goal is to beat my personal record in the 5,000 meters this upcoming season, because this year I did get a new personal record of 30:20.20, but I would like to get below 30 minutes.  I know it will take a lot of dedication and commitment but I will perservere.  So you should come back to my blog in the summer to read my updates about my running.

The definition of a hero in the dictionary is  a: a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability b: an illustrious warrior c: a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities d: one that shows great courage.  While I believe that a hero doesn’t have to be strong or a warrior.  I think that they must be a role model, caring, helps others before themselves.  So my hero would have to be DeWayne Cantrall, my cross country and track coach.

Coach Cantrall was a very kind and caring person.  He might have had a gruff exterior but once you got to know him you found out he was there for you to become a better runner.  Also it didn’t matter to Coach Cantrall if you were the fastest runner or as slow as a snail.  He still cared for everyone including me. 

He is my definition of a hero, but not for his strength or abilities.  He is my hero because he was an extraordinary coach and person, who would do anything for his runners.  Coach Cantrall also past away on April 30, 2009.  He will not be forgotten, but will be greatly missed by his distance runners and me.

This post was inspired by the post on this blog:

http://studentfriends.edublogs.org/

This is a Film Project for my Honors Liturature Class.  We interviewed Ron, A Rafting and Fishing Guide.  Hope you enjoy my groups movie.

I wanted to write about this picture that I found while doing the “Shades of Blue” post.  I enjoyed the picture becacaude it is a straight road that goes on forever and I wanted to say that life is most definitly not a straight road, there are many speed bumps,wrong turns and round-abouts.  Recently I have had to deal with a death for the first time and it is really hard for me to deal with and I just wanted to write about it.

 The giant panda is on the endangered species list because of their habitat loss and low birth rates in the wild and captivity.  While I believe that if we put areas of their habitat under legal protection.  It would help save the panda bears.  So I would rather see the panda bears in the wild than in the zoo.

Here are some links trying to save Panda bears:

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/panda.php

http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/endangered_species_list/giant_panda/

When I see this picture it reminds me of the small little things that make a big difference.

When I see this picture it reminds me of how beautiful flowers are no matter how small.

When I see this picture it reminds me of how many opportunities there are in the world.

When I see this picture it reminds me of how amazing our God is and how beautiful his creations are.

For the Edublogger’s Student Competition I made a survey on reading.  I believe to have a healthy mind you need to read often to stimulate the brain, but also it is a relaxing hobby.  Not only should you read often but you should read material that is interesting to you.  So I think that people need to have a list of books, authors and genres that they enjoy.  I created this survey so I could find out these things about other people.

Click Here to take survey

This post is about “My survey on reading” as part of The Edublogger’s Student Competition!

My family took part in Earth Hour for the first time this year.  Normally my little siblings would be getting ready for bed while I would be reading a book or watching tv.  But I really liked the idea of earth hour, for it is a symbolic statement that you personally want to help fight climate change.  But only one hour of not having lights on is not enough to change the world.  It will take everyone in the world to practice the three R’s, reduce, reuse, and recycle.