Dear Running: Time Is Not Guaranteed But A Privilege MileSplit Staff Apr 10, 2024

Serena Summers is a high school junior from Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

Dear Jumps: You Either Have It, Or You Don't MileSplit Staff Apr 03, 2024

Our latest Dear Running essay comes from Xavier Drumgoole, a high school senior from Meridian World in Round Rock, Texas.

Dear Running: What The Pursuit Of Greatness Has Taught Me MileSplit Staff Mar 06, 2024

Our latest Dear Running essay comes from Virginia native Berkley Nance.

Dear Running: You Have Shown Me The Power Of Community MileSplit Staff Feb 16, 2024

In a return to our Dear Running series, we start with an essay from Orono senior Ruth White.

Dear Running: I Learned About Myself, And Then Drove Forward MileSplit Staff Mar 01, 2023

In our latest Dear Running essay, Cady McPhail writes on her journey, including a path that was once unknown.

Dear Throwing: All The Reasons I Compete Are Through Him MileSplit Staff Feb 22, 2023

Our latest first-person athlete essay comes from Brentwood Academy's Mensi Stiff, who examines her relationship with God and how it's helped her as an athlete.

Dear Jumping: I'm Excited To See How Far We Can Go MileSplit Staff Feb 14, 2023

Our latest Dear Running essay finds Zavien Wolfe relaying how a challenging few years prepared him for his big breakthrough.

Dear Running: I Will Never Take You For Granted Again MileSplit Staff Jan 18, 2023

Our latest Dear Running features Monte Vista (CA) senior Cate Peters.

Dear Running: Be Strong Enough To Tackle Your Fears MileSplit Staff Nov 16, 2022

Our latest Dear Running letter comes from Ava Wilmot, a senior at Colts Neck High School in New Jersey.

Dear Running: I've Always Invested My Time In You MileSplit Staff Oct 04, 2022

Our latest Dear Running comes from Ohio standout Katie Clute, a recent Oregon commit.

Dear Running: The Unexpected Has Taught Me Many Life Lessons MileSplit Staff Sep 29, 2022

Ayden Granados, a senior at McAllen Memorial, writes about his early beginnings in the sport and just how it's shaped him through the years.

Dear Running: Whether I Sit Down Or Stand Up, I Keep On MileSplit Staff Jun 02, 2022

Dacula Hebron Christian's Georgia Piper has the enduring essay to finish out the 2022 outdoor season. Check our our latest Dear Running essay.

Dear Running: You're The Reason I Coach Rob Strong May 18, 2022

A high school coach from Ohio pens a letter to running

Dear Running: Unforeseen Obstacles Have Made Me Stronger MileSplit Staff May 04, 2022

Our latest Dear Running entry comes from South Hadley senior Jonas Clarke, a Harvard signee

Dear Running: Running Has Changed Me In A Positive Way MileSplit Staff May 01, 2022

Our latest Dear Running features the writing of Anastacia 'Chachi' Gonzales of Boerne Champion (TX)

Dear Running: Gavin Sherry's Ode To Running MileSplit Staff Apr 20, 2022

Gavin Sherry makes this Dear Running his own with various interpretations on the sport.

Dear Running: How I Found Peace Through The Process MileSplit Staff Apr 15, 2022

Our latest Dear Running comes from Stevens Point senior Roisin Willis, the reigning MileSplit50 Athlete of the Year

Dear Running: Two Minutes Rest And Then It's Off Again MileSplit Staff Feb 16, 2022

Our next Dear Running essay comes from New Jersey native Abby Waddington

Dear Running: Hard Work Pays Off In The End MileSplit Staff Feb 09, 2022

Our latest Dear Running comes courtesy of Kaniya Johnson, a Florida State University signee who's having a breakthrough indoor track and field season

Dear Running: My Admiration For You Will Never Falter MileSplit Staff Feb 02, 2022

Our latest Dear Running essay comes from Francis Parker's Kenan Pala, the national runner-up at the Eastbay XC Championships

Dear Running: My Life Is A Tale Of Two Races MileSplit Staff Jan 26, 2022

Mount Tabor senior Terrell Robinson pens the latest Dear Running letter and has eyes toward the future

Dear Running: I've Learned What Family Means Through You MileSplit Staff Jan 20, 2022

Our Dear Running essays are back. Today, we present heartfelt submission from Bryanna Craig.

Dear Running: Taking The Good With The Bad MileSplit Staff Dec 16, 2021

Dear Running letter submission from two-time Florida 1A state cross country champ Caroline Lehman.

Dear Running: Dare To Be Great MileSplit Staff Jul 20, 2021

We look back to one of our favorite essays of the 2020 season

Dear Pole Vault: We Do This Because We Dare To Dream MileSplit Staff Jul 13, 2021

In this Dear Running essay, Kaelyn McCann journeys back into where track and field all started for her

Dear Running: I Race To Honor The Legacies Before Me MileSplit Staff Jun 24, 2021

In this Dear Running essay, Mountain Vista's Harrison Witt shares his thoughts on why he trains and competes

Dear Running: Every Race Has Been Perfectly Imperfect MileSplit Staff May 28, 2021

In this Dear Running essay, Helena's Odessa Zentz explores every single thing she gains joy from in this sport

Dear Jumping: The High Jump Pit Has Become My Second Home MileSplit Staff May 25, 2021

Our latest Dear Running essay is actually an ode to jumping, and it comes from one of the nation's best leapers, Kamyren Garrett

Dear Running: I've Learned Hard Lessons To Understand You MileSplit Staff May 19, 2021

We stand here as enemies yet friends at the same time, having a constant love-hate relationship

Dear Running: You've Made Me The Person I Am Today MileSplit Staff May 11, 2021

In our latest Dear Running essay, Tomball Concordia Luthern's Taejha Badal pens her thoughts on this sport