On Tuesday the 12th of May at 11 am, the year 4, 5, 6’s, and year 7/8’s all lined up on the field. Everybody seemed excited and so was I but as the time passed by, a nervous feeling crept over me. When the clock reached 11:25 am, it was time. The year 6 girls all lined up, just behind the line. Butterflies were throwing a wild party in my stomach and wanted to sink into the floor and never come out.
“GO” yelled Mr Redmond, And I was off. I sprinted through the leafy path of tree’s, it felt like there was a lighting bolt rushing through me. I ran through the bike track, I heard people gasping for air behind me but I was to energetic to look back. After reaching the end of the bike track, I felt a sense of peace go through my body but of course it didn’t last for very long. Before I knew it, 3 people rushed past me and sprinted towards the trees that we all once started at. I ran through the path of trees, seeing the same leafy path with dead trees. I ran to the bike track once again, gasping for air. There was Lulu, Violet and Harper, clicking photos and cheering us on while we sprinted through and past the playground.
Finally, the finish line was in sight. Despite the fact that my legs felt frail and wobbly, I powered through and made it too the end. I ran as fast as I could and when I finally reached the end of the race track, I was told I was 4th and that I got into zones. A smile struck out onto my face, I walked around and eventually found my friends who were waiting for my other friend to finish. My overall experience was a mix of exhaustion and and energy all put together into one big emotion and next year I hope to get into zones again!