Antiqua King ACL LCL, PCL

by Antiqua King
(Meadville, PA, USA)

My Cross Country Team in our 2 hour relay!

I was running hurdles for the first year ever... I usually run over distance. I run cross country and track and I swim. I am quite the athlete. I went to districts for all my sports I am in. I went to states my freshman year for cross country. I an the 2nd fastest distance runner on my team...! This somehow this track season I decided that I wanted to run hurdles.... I dont know were I got that idea from... I asked my distance coach and he said "if anything you should be running more distance" he wasnt to thrilled about me trying them. But he decided to let me try them. So i practiced with hurdles and my formed really sucked! So it was my 1st race racing them and I was scared!!! I was in the 2nd heat (slow heat) I was down at the starting line the starter shot the gun and I was off... I ran up tp the hurldes and i would jump and i finished the race and to my surprise i won. Not only in my heat but OVERALL!!! I got 50.00 which is districts time!

I made it to districts on my first try and not to many people do that. So my distance coach let me do distance and hurdles.... So I raced hurldes ever race and I was getting 1st place.! I was 3 second off from state time. My formed still sucked and i decided to practice extra hard at practice one day to get my form perfect! There was a girl named paige who I was tied with and we were being competitive toward each other.. So we were having mini races during practices... I wanted to beet her at practices so our coach said go and i jumped about 5 hurled and my 6 one i fell... Everyone laughed but i new i was hurt. I felt the instant pop! It hurt so bad the coaches ran over and were asking me question and all that. I was just in a ton of pain..

The physical therapist guy said there was nothing wrong with me. I went to urgent care and my knee was to swollen to read the xray so i got an mri and i foud out that i toor 3 legements... My ACL, PCL, LCL I was devastated because i couldnt run anymore..... running is my life and without it i am so lost...