Represented South Island School in a cross country against other schools. The last time I did cross country for school was back in Year 10, but now that I've improved since then and I showed it with my rapid enough time for cross country last year, I am back on the team. The race wasn't too long, just 5km long, but obviously quite tough since everybody is competing against each other. The race was especially hard be because of the hills. After the first 1.5km, there was an uphill which were hard on the legs. After completing the uphill, things got worse as another uphill began. In fact, they did mention how there are two steep hills with the second one being even steeper. When I was running on the first hill, I thought this might be the second one since it didn't seem like it could get any steeper. But, it looked like I was wrong. The second hill was the "death zone" with many people walking it. But, I put in effort and managed to run it despite not being too fast. After completing the hill and feeling a great sense of satisfaction, there was another 1.5km flat run which wasn't too hard. The second half of the run was the same way backwards so it involved running down the hill. Running downhill may be less tiring but by no means more comfortable as going down the steep hill after having tired legs hurt massively. I kept working hard and kept my pace until I finally finished the race.
I do not know what time I got on this race but I do know my position. During the beginning of the race, I started at the very back but gradually ran past people and ended up at 25th place out of approximately 50 runners. 7th out of 9 for people in my school in years 12 and 13. The placing might not be one of the best, but I was still happy with how I did and am looking to improve for the upcoming races. Plus, it's obviously benefitting my football by improving my cardiovascular fitness.
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