走 — run quietly, breathe deeply — class of 2026
Cross-country captain · Boulder, CO

Miles make
the mind quiet.

Daniel Reyes, 17. Varsity cross-country captain, 4:38 miler, and founder of our school's mindfulness club. I race on Saturdays and teach breathing on Tuesdays.

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● 4 yrs varsity● 60+ races● 3.8 GPA
一 · THE RUNNING

Run patiently, race bravely

55 miles a week in peak season. Every run logged, every lesson kept — in the journal and the legs.

01 — 持久力

Cross-country

Team captain, 2× state qualifier. 5K PR 16:12. I learned pacing the hard way — by going out too fast, twice.

02 — 速度

Track: mile & 2-mile

4:38 / 9:56. The mile is four laps of honesty. My kick lives on the backstretch.

03 — 呼吸

Mindfulness club

Founded "Breathe First" — 25 members, Tuesday sessions before school. Breathwork for test days and race days alike.

04 — 奉仕

Youth running buddy

Coach middle-schoolers at Saturday fun runs. Their finish-line faces > any medal of mine.

Morning run trail

"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." — John Bingham

二 · THE RUNNER

Daniel, in stride

Daniel running

Freshman year I finished dead last in my first 5K and walked the final hill crying. Senior year I'm captain. The difference wasn't talent — it was 5AM alarms, a patient coach, and learning to love the boring miles.

"Daniel dragged our whole pack to state with him — literally and mentally. He runs the breathing sessions before finals week too."

— Maya, teammate · ★★★★★ (if teammates gave stars)

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三 · THE PATH

The path, step by step

Four seasons of a runner. There are no shortcuts — that's the good part.

ichi — 一

Freshman: last place

First 5K: 24:31, walked a hill, cried. Kept the race bib. Still have it.

2023
ni — 二

Sophomore: the base

400 miles a summer. Dropped 3 minutes. Learned easy days are easy for a reason.

2024
san — 三

Junior: state + breath

State qualifier + founded mindfulness club after bombing a final I over-stressed.

2025
shi — 四

Senior: captain

Leading the pack, chasing sub-16, applying to run DIII in college.

2026
四 · PERSONAL RECORDS

Written plainly

Every PR earned the slow way. Next targets marked with →.

5K (XC)16:12 · → sub-16:00
Mile4:38 · → sub-4:30
2-mile9:56 · → sub-9:40
Mindfulness club25 members · Tuesdays 7:30am · all welcome

Run with me… or just say hi

📸 @daniel.runs · 📧 daniel.reyes.school@email.com · 📍 Boulder, CO · Coach Herrera & Ms. Lindqvist vouch for me