Blog Post 3

1.     My audience is mainly composed of dedicated runners, whether they run casually or competitively, sprinters and long-distance runners alike.  My audience can also be composed of people who are contemplating on whether they should run more, or longer, and athletes who are on their legs for the duration of their sport. Most of the same rules apply when you are on feet.
        Running is a timeless activity.  Humans have been running since their existence, and they will continue to run.  It is a innate ability for survival.   It is arguably one of the most efficient ways to exercise, and it has a number of benefits that come alone with it.  People run as kids, adults, and as elders so i think the topic is pretty relevant.
       I am invested in this topic because running is such a relevant activity. Everyone does it at some point in their life, unless they are disabled.  I was a track and field athlete for 5 years, and I still continue to run on a daily basis even now.  I think high school teachers ask for objective writing out of us to help us get the big picture of topics before we start writing. If not, we will get very biased in our writing, without finding any opposition.  It is very unprofessional to write that way.  College professors now care because us as students have that base to work from.  We know that we are supposed to find the big picture.  We know we are supposed to find opposing arguments.  They want us to care now because this is the age that people are most passionate about their thoughts and ideas.  Us as students like to argue, and we want people to argue with us. Better papers and essays are created this way.

2.  I am indeed starting to see multiple viewpoints about my topic.  I never really considered there to be a downside to running. It is simple but it is healthy.  The bad thing is, if you long distance run, there can be some mental, anxiety problems that come out of it.  There is also the high risk of injury if you do any type of serious running.  All running athletes are bound to have an injury some time in their running career.  I can vouch for this, seeing as for 3 out of 4 seasons in high school, I had serious injuries, from simple shin splints to a pulled hamstring. It leads me to the question, "Is running really the best form of exercise? " I mean , sure there are a wide amount of benefits, but if you are going to get injured so that you aren't able to reap them, is it really worth it? I guess it's up to the individual and how serious they are about being healthy and in shape.

3.  I learned the downside of running.  That there are possible mental problems associated with it, Like bad addictive qualities.  I learned that researching one topic can lead to the research of bigger topics and viewpoints, opening your eyes to things you were ignorant of before.  It is a good thing.

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