Ever since I had moved to John McCrae Senior Public School in grade 5, it had always been my dream to compete in the 100 meter sprint at Birchmount Stadium. So on May 13th, 2014, when I found out that I would be representing John McCrae’s grade 5 girls in the 100 metre sprint at Birchmount Stadium, I was flabbergasted. I felt honored however, I was quite worried that I would disappoint my school. When I told my family the news, they were overjoyed and had a great amount of support. My older brother also told me to “work hard, and stay focused” So I did, I trained not only physically, but also mentally as I watched the races of many successful track and field athletes prior to the competition.
At last, the competition finally arrived. It was a very cold and windy day and it took my school about 25 minutes to get to the stadium, which was located near Kingston road and Birchmount. When I walked into the stadium I instantly felt nervous, and terrified, but luckily our track coach gave my teammates and I a pep talk, he told us “We have trained hard for this day, so give it your all, but remember to just have fun” that pep talk gave me the confidence I needed to overcome my nerves and perform at my very best. It was about 10:40 am when I heard the announcer call for the grade 5 girls 100 metre sprinters. When I got on the track, I sat down where the rest of the grade 5 girls 100 metre sprinters were. Then the starter came over to us and lined us up in our lanes, I was in lane 4 of the third heat. When it was my turn to run I felt very …show more content…
The starter on the microphone said with a deep voice “Runners on your marks, get set, Go!” When I began running, I could hear my school cheering “Let's go Abi, let's go” I didn’t want to let down my school so I pushed my hardest and crossed the finish
At last, the competition finally arrived. It was a very cold and windy day and it took my school about 25 minutes to get to the stadium, which was located near Kingston road and Birchmount. When I walked into the stadium I instantly felt nervous, and terrified, but luckily our track coach gave my teammates and I a pep talk, he told us “We have trained hard for this day, so give it your all, but remember to just have fun” that pep talk gave me the confidence I needed to overcome my nerves and perform at my very best. It was about 10:40 am when I heard the announcer call for the grade 5 girls 100 metre sprinters. When I got on the track, I sat down where the rest of the grade 5 girls 100 metre sprinters were. Then the starter came over to us and lined us up in our lanes, I was in lane 4 of the third heat. When it was my turn to run I felt very …show more content…
The starter on the microphone said with a deep voice “Runners on your marks, get set, Go!” When I began running, I could hear my school cheering “Let's go Abi, let's go” I didn’t want to let down my school so I pushed my hardest and crossed the finish