Dear Audience,
Parkour!!! Walking the threshold between life and death. One wrong step or failed attempt can change your life or worse take it from you. The rush of adrenaline and feel of the g force makes your mind explode with wonder and excitement. At the same time it makes your heart pound with fear. Parkour is what I do and living on the edge is part of this phenomenal movement in the life of a tracer.
On a warm Febuary weekend I was in the LSC mall area. The wind was cool and weather was great. I decided to go do a little training with friends. Maybe do a few vaults and just enjoying the day. I stretch out and get loose before I start. After I am loose I begin my first line on campus with a speed vault, traverse to the next obstacle and fly trough the air into a kong. I felt like I was making magic happen with every step I took. Every obstacle I cleared seemed to crumble under me. I felt free and unstoppable.
Until one of my friends told me to try my hand at a front flip. My heart dropped and I started to complain. I almost said that I can't do it knowing that we have a team rule of 20 push ups for using those forbidden words. I would be breaking our code as tracers/free runners. For a second I fought with myself over this conundrum. I had to tell my mind to shut up and just try. I know that I may fail but if I try it would not end that bad. My body shuttered at the bad thoughts going through my mind. What if I land on my head? What if I end up in a wheelchair or worse? What if? That is all I though about then I tried my hand at one flip and landed on my butt. The pain hurt a lot but I soon came to see that pain is temporary but triumph lasts a lot longer. No matter what happened, I would know that in the end people would cherish what I left here on this earth. That I would make my mark as a free runner.
On my last attempt I quickly knew what I should do. Jump and out. Throw your arms up as you jump and grab your knees as you lean forward. Allow the force of all of those things carry you through the rotation. Land when you see you have gone through a full rotation. excitement filled me with the thought of the fact I had finally walked the line once more and survived. I beat the odds my own mind had set up for me. I opened the door to a new path and a new line to walk. This time I know I can make it.
Yours Truly,
David Grant A.K.A. Sweet D
P.S. The name came from my frat brothers lol it just stuck with me. XD
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