Athletics Day

We had been training for this day for at least a month now. The day finally came and we were lining up for our first run, long distance almost a mile. We had to pace ourselves so we could actually finish the race. Me and one of the ghanain kids ran next to each other the whole time. Then we both saw the finish line and we started sprinting for it. It was a challange for me because I havent run in so long and my legs felt like jello. I crossed the finish line and came in second place. Then we sat and cheered on the other children. After that it was of to the shot put. Oh, how I hate shot put the ball is to heavey and the technique is very difficult. Thankfully I got third place! After shot put it was time to go to long jump I like long jump but I'm not very good at it. We ran as fast as we could and threw ourselves through the air just to see where we would land. Again I came third place. Then it was time to go back to normal school activities. The next day we did our javalin throwing. Then it was off to do high jump but it started raining so we decided to do it the next day. The next day came along but we had to do sprints and hurdles first. Again we lined up cheered each other on and raced. Finally I raced and I won. Then I had to race against some other girls and again I got third. Then it was of to high jump but it started raining so we couldnt do high jump, tabloids, or games. So in the afternoon when it stopped raining we went out and did our high jump I came pretty far but agin I got third. That afternoon was the award ceremony. I was so excited but a bit nervous then the called my name and I came third out of my whole division! Now I have a bronze medel sitting in my room. Then on monday we did the relays and tabloids. It was so much fun even the moms participated! And that concludes our athletics!