Essay Contest Winners!!!

Receive $100 Savings Bonds

Here are the Final Winners of the First Annual JSRC Essay Contest. Each winner will receive a $100 US Savings Bond from the Jersey Shore Running Club. Congratulations to the Winners and all the participants.

Why I like to Run

Giulia Picascia, age 8

I like to run because it is fun. It is a good exercise. I think running is fun because you could meet people. How could you meet people? Let's say you are running and you see someone else running. You could run with the person and you will not lonely. I also like running because when I am finished I am proud of what I did.

Why I like to Run

Francesca Picascia, age 11

Running is fun, hard, and helpful. Running allows you to be free, get away, enjoy different scenarios, and wake up with a good start. It is always nice to feel a breeze. The breeze invigorates you and pushes you to keep on going. With different scenarios you feel like you're in a different world. Running is hard at some points. It is hard to keep on pushing when you're tired. When you're going up a steep hill you feel like you can't take it any longer. This difficulty also improves you. Pushing when you can't take it any longer and going up steep hills help me become faster. Running is good because it gives you freedom. It lets you get away when there are problems at home. When you are trying to figure out something and it is giving you a hard time running may calm you down. So, the main reasons I like running are the motivation, the freedom, and the fun times I have when I run.

Why I Like to Run

Stuart Kiely, Age 9

Stuart Kiely Receiving His Award

When I was thinking of all the reasons I like running to write this essay, the first things that came to my mind were that it is fun and I am pretty good at it. After I talked about it with my brother, sister and Aunt Liz I realized that I like running for the whole experience. I started running at Lake Tak when I was four years old. My sister and brother had already been running these races and it was fun for me to be able to join them. We met other runners and someone was always willing to run with me around the Lake. Many times it was my Aunt Liz, but I remember Penny, Raman and Penny's mom helping me out too. When we got close to the finish line everyone would be cheering for me. After the race we would have a picnic dinner by the Lake or go out for hot dogs. Many times we had ice cream or Italian ice at the Lighthouse. Sometimes we even had ice cream for dinner! I have done the Fun Run at the Run Thru Deal and love the t-shirts. I won my age group twice in this race and got a great trophy. I also like to run because it is good exercise and helps me with other sports, like soccer and basketball.

hy I Like to Run

Kathryn Campbell, Age 9

When I am running I feel peaceful. I also like the competition in trying to beat my own time. When I run I do not worry about other things in life, I just concentrate on running. Running makes me feel good. When I run at the beach I like to see the nice blue water and the waves washing on the shore. When I run in the fields I like to see leaves changing colors in the fall, and the green grass too. In the winter I like to see the snowy yards and hills. In the spring I like to watch the flowers blooming. I love running and I hope I can do it all my life.