Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Hwachong Cross Country'11
We were going to embark on the 2o11's Cross Country Race. All, the whole of SEC 2,were standing at the starting line, preparing to start the run. Beads of perspiration rolled down my face as my heart started pounding faster and faster. Sweat filled with hardwork had been perspired by me as I had gone through several practices during PE. I had to perform well. I need to win. I needed to help 2i2 to gain reputation. "Start!" the emcee shouted. Many students started to sprint forward wih all their might leaving nothing behind except sweat and the hunger for victory. I had decided to stay slow and steady in order to jog for the whole 3.6km. My stamina had improved tremendously throughout the past few weeks and was confident of jogging for the whole race. Soon, I was far behind most of the students but signs of fatigue had already shown up on some students' faces and I had overtook them with ease. This shows the importance of stamina in a long distance run, instead of dashing forward recklessly. After running up the slope of the Tan Kah Kee Drive, I began a slow jog down the other side of the drive. I had the learnt the importance of jogging slowly down the slope instead of running down at full speed. By jogging, I will manage to keep my momentum and keep myself out of danger. It was a slow run but with patience, nothing is impossible. I started to move up the slope that lead to the Boarding School. It was quite a steep slope and was quite energy-consuming for my leg muscles as they strained under the tiring upslope jog. My forehead had already collected at least a hundred beads of sweat and some of them were dripping slowly into my eyes,stinging them after overcoming the defence from the eyebrow. Some shades of greenery could be seen at the tip or top of the slope. The tall and shady trees gave me some cover from the torturous sun rays as a cool breeze refreshed my mind, reviving my energy. After a few moment, I had reached the top of the slope. The scenery there was quite different from the one you see in the terraces. I can see many bungalows and terraces, beside some tall buildings. Shades of green can be spotted anywhere near the buildings. It was quite a magnificent view. After taking a quick glance, I started making my way down the slope. The downhill jog was generally much smoother and easier. However, I had followed Mr Ken Toh's advice and moved down slowly, instead of dashing down with all my might. By now, I had overtook many other students that had sprinted at the starting line. However, there are still some students who had sprinted generally all the way and were near to the finishing line by now. I would never match up with them as they are from the Cross Country Club. After finishing the downhill slope with ease, I went back round the Kah Kee Drive. On my way, I noticed a green van cruising by me and then realised it was the MILO van! I was tempted to stop halfway to get a refreshing cup of MILO. I knew that drinking too much fluid during an exercise will result in stitch and thus, I decided not to take any chances. Soon, I had reached the track. I could hear the Top 20 Songs Countdown and they were playing my favourite song. My legs moved to the beat and started gaining energy. I started picking up speed, getting encouragement and support from the audience who were clapping loudly and my favourite song which was giving me motivation and energy to sprint on. Not for long, I shot past the finishing line getting thunderous applause for the speed that I was moving 50m before the line. I was exhilarated when I heard that I was 8th in the whole mass run and had broken my own personal record by thirty seconds! I had not expected myself to be doing this well. Like they say,"Practice makes perfect", I am glad that my efforts and hardwork had paid off.
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