미국온지 8년,무인도에 살면서 그나마 반은 미국,반은 한국에서 사는동안,,,,,
영원한 LEVEL2 언제나 벗어날수 있으려는지,나이들어 공부하니 쉽지는 않네요.
이번학기는 뜀박질,댄스,노는걸로 시간 다 죽이고,공부는 완전 뒷전...
일은 좋아했고,가정은 책임지고,달리기는 억지로 뛰고,공부는 필요할것 같아서 하는데,
간신히 아들 도움받아 숙제 끝내고,,,한국 갑니다.

 Jasmine Kwon

 

My Favorite Sport is Marathon

 

            My favorite sport is running, especially running in a marathon. So, in my past for almost 8 years, I have run in 17 full marathons.
The first time was in Long Island on May 4^th, 2003 and I got in within 4 hours and 28 minutes.
The second was on July 17th, 2003 in Philadelphia. The third time was at Mystic Connecticut on November 23^rd 2003. The fourth time was on Long Island again on May 3^rd 2006. Two times in New York, Albany, the Poconos, Seoul dongah, the Incheon Bridge, the Bronx, Yonkers, Steamtown, etc... Besides those events, I ran every morning for one to two hours, and I run 30 to 40 miles on weekends.

The reason that I started running is because of the accidents that I have had. There was a time when I had 4 car accidents in the time-period of one and a half years. From the accidents, I damaged the discs in my neck and lower back. I was hospitalized for two to three months for treatment. At that time, the doctor suggested me to avoid any kind of sports because I may be paralyzed.

However, I could not accept it and wanted to fight over it. So, I started with once around the 400-meter track, and I increased the amount almost everyday and ended up with about 108 times around the same track approximately 26.2miles, the same distance as the length of a marathon. So that’s why I tried running a marathon. Now, after gaining a few years, I can’t run as fast, but I keep on running to maintain my health. Running became as a part of my life.