Look at the picture on the left.
Choose the words you would personally associate with running and add your own: motivation • a stitch • freedom • exhaustion • pain • roads • effort • fun
Read the text.
Choose two sentences that show the benefits of long distance running for the narrator and add others that are present in this extract:
Running is boring
Running keeps the narrator occupied
Running boosts his confidence
Read the quote.
According to Aly Raisman, what is the essential quality of a gymnast?
agile
hard-working
competitive
Explain how this quote could also apply to Smith, the narrator of the text. Think! How can sport help us reach beyond our limits?