Wednesday, July 21, 2010

I think I am just about dead as a result for pushing myself too far in the athletics carnival. Since it is the last athletics carnival at B.A.C I might as well make the most out of it right? So here's the list of what I did and I'll explain each in detail later:

• 100m sprint
  
• 200m ½ sprint
  
• High jump
  
• Long jump
  
• Javelin
  
• Short put
  
• Discus
  

We switched to the bigger stadium for the first time since I got here at grade 8… ANZ stadium at sunnybank-ish. Believe me; it was damn cold on that day! Anyway~ as I was saying… participating in as many events as I can was my goal of the day.

First up was the 100m sprint. I told myself that I was going to jog it… but I ended up bolting as fast as I can (didn't really get me anywhere though) and I was trailing at about 4^th position while about 30 meters behind me a pack of slow motion joggers danced their way across the track. I was about 2 meters to the finishing line when Laura who was in 3^rd positioned stopped right before the finish line. I didn't have time to react to the sudden action so I went past and came 3^rd. WTF?

200m: the last incident did not repeat itself (although I hope it had). The group was broken up into 2 heats… the serious one and the fun run one. And I happen to be dragged into the serious one… I knew I was going to come VERY last if I'd gone in there like that… my brilliant brain told me to drag my house and vice captain into it as well (who I knew were slow). As a result, the fast people bolted off like a jack rabbit while my 2 captains were completely in their own little world of skipping across the field. As a result, the jack rabbits were about 50 meters ahead of me while the Alices in wonder land were about 50 meters behind me… leaving me stranded in the middle. Mind you, I did do my best in that race with the knowledge I wasn't going to get anywhere close to the finishing line along with the rest of the group! At least I wasn't the very last so it's all~good~

High jump: nothing much here… didn't even make the first height and ran RIGHT INTO the pole!

Long jump: not much either except for A LOT of sand crap!

Javelin: of course I didn't make the top! But hey, at least I didn't stab myself or anyone else with the super long stick!

Short put: the ball is damn heavy (duh), it didn't get very far at all~~

Discus: so we get 2 throw at a time and 2 attempts (so 4 altogether). First throw – went out of bound, almost hit the teacher. Second throw – counted as a foul because it went right and attacked the net, everyone who was lining outside the next all died. 3^rd throw – everyone ducked as if the disc is going anywhere outside the net (way to boost up my self-esteem guys). 4^th throw – finally landed somewhere where it is not dangerous for human beings!

So there you go~ my exciting last ever athletics carnival! Now I'm not there type of person who exercises regularly so days like this where I push myself a bit too far than I should means consequences. First of all, my respiratory system; since it's been a while it has such a rapid air exchange, that night I couldn't breathe without sending throbbing pain to my chest. Second, my whole body was sore the next morning including my back and neck. I had a lot of trouble getting out of bed and for the rest of the day I cannot laugh because if I do it would really hurt around my waist area… talk about painful laughs! And last, I felt really air headed all day today! Thanks a lot, the person who created competitions so athletes… GO DIE IN A HOLE!!!

YuMi