Hill Day
Mr. Lahm screamed go! The entire team took off running. I was trying to show off and show Mr. Lahm that I could do this. As I approached the hill, I was feeling good until I was about halfway up it. My legs started to feel like Jell-O, but I was trying to go as fast as I could.
Unfortunately, I knew I was going about as fast as a snail. After an entire summer of training on just cement, I knew I was in shape, but I did not think I would have ever been prepared for my first hill day. This was my first year on the Scotus cross country team. I ran track last year and did not think it was too hard. I thought I was ready for cross country because I ran all summer.
Boy was I wrong! Cross country was a million times harder than track, and that …show more content…
When the first one was finally done what seemed like three hours later, we only had one minute before we were going again, and after that everything got progressively worse. By the time we finished running the second time around the hill, two people had already thrown up. I really wanted to, especially with the thought of having to run eight more. After we ran the sixth one, not only did two more throw up, but six people had given up completely. I really wanted to give up, too, but I was determined to finish!
As much as I wanted to give up, I knew I could do it, and I was going to give it my all! I put one leg in front of the other and just kept going. After I finished the tenth one, all I wanted to do was fall on the ground and cry. I was literally that exhausted. Mr. Lahm congratulated everyone that finished, and he told us to go home and rest. He sure did not have to tell me twice!
I went home and drank what seemed like a thousand gallons of water. As I fell on my bed to finally get some rest, I reflected on how proud I was of myself.
So, I was wrong about being in shape, hills being easy, and basically every other part of cross country, but I still had an amazing time! Hill day was one of the most physically
Mr. Lahm screamed go! The entire team took off running. I was trying to show off and show Mr. Lahm that I could do this. As I approached the hill, I was feeling good until I was about halfway up it. My legs started to feel like Jell-O, but I was trying to go as fast as I could.
Unfortunately, I knew I was going about as fast as a snail. After an entire summer of training on just cement, I knew I was in shape, but I did not think I would have ever been prepared for my first hill day. This was my first year on the Scotus cross country team. I ran track last year and did not think it was too hard. I thought I was ready for cross country because I ran all summer.
Boy was I wrong! Cross country was a million times harder than track, and that …show more content…
When the first one was finally done what seemed like three hours later, we only had one minute before we were going again, and after that everything got progressively worse. By the time we finished running the second time around the hill, two people had already thrown up. I really wanted to, especially with the thought of having to run eight more. After we ran the sixth one, not only did two more throw up, but six people had given up completely. I really wanted to give up, too, but I was determined to finish!
As much as I wanted to give up, I knew I could do it, and I was going to give it my all! I put one leg in front of the other and just kept going. After I finished the tenth one, all I wanted to do was fall on the ground and cry. I was literally that exhausted. Mr. Lahm congratulated everyone that finished, and he told us to go home and rest. He sure did not have to tell me twice!
I went home and drank what seemed like a thousand gallons of water. As I fell on my bed to finally get some rest, I reflected on how proud I was of myself.
So, I was wrong about being in shape, hills being easy, and basically every other part of cross country, but I still had an amazing time! Hill day was one of the most physically