Event #4- Sporting Event

Not too long ago, I went to a track meet. My roommate wanted to go with some friends so I decided to attend. I have never run in high school and I am definitely not planning on becoming part of the UNC track team but I wanted to blog about a sport other than basketball. UNC has great basketball players (everyone knows that) but I often think that because of all the excitement over this particular sport, other athletes are overlooked. I wanted to get a feel for how different the atmosphere is during other athletic events. I am a pretty laid back person so I definitely enjoyed the more laid back atmosphere of the track meet. It is true that people were cheering for friends or for the UNC runners but there wasn't a huge commotion such as cheers or people screaming in the audience. This allowed the audience to solely focus on the runners themselves. The runners were amazing in my opinion, not just the UNC team. I commend the runners for their agility and mental stamina. I could never compete in a track meet; I simply do not have the physical or mental strength.

As I mentioned earlier, the crowd was definitely not as enthusiastic as it is at basketball or football games. But this doesn't mean that the crowd wasn't interested in what was going on. I could hear some people in the audience talking about particular runners and the crowd would start cheering when one of their runners managed to push ahead or offer words of encouragement when one runner fell behind. I also became interested in watching the runners. You could see the extreme look of determination on their faces and there is something powerful about watching someone run- there is no ball, it is merely the individual controlling their own body and fighting the feeling of exhaustion. This event, like many other events, added to my college experience by allowing me to do something different. It made me appreciate other athletes that don't have as much fame or get as much recognition but that are also extremely talented. UNC definitely has a great sports program full of very talented athletes.