Fun Run

Over all, today was a very good day. In History I found out that I got the highest score on or last test, 104%, and in art we sat out side in a field of clovers drawing the school building. I thoroughly enjoyed it. However I have been looking forward to today for a different reason.

Today was my wards "Fun Run". That is were you have to go four miles in an hour in order to qualify for trek.

I walked/ran the four miles with Genvieve Gurts. I think that was a good choice, because we both pushed the other on and motivated them. We started out strong we were walking quickly up hills and on flat parts, and we were running down the hills. It was a hot day but we were on track and we were confident that we would finish on time.

Then near the end of the first lap, there were two, we both got tired and I was wondering if we would be able to finish at all, let alone on time. we were going very slowly and we just couldn't seem to pick up speed. Then we got back to the starting line were Sister Lee was waiting to do the last lap with the last of the runners. We weren't the last to get there but we were the last to leave.

Sister Lee set a pace that if we could keep up with we would finish on time. Gen, Maria, and I walked with her for some time. There was a watch that says how fast you were going so we knew we were going to finish on time based on our pace. This knowledge gave me a second wind. I started to sing the walking chant that Gen and I had come up with a few weeks ago. It gose like this...

Pump those arms

Lift them high

box your ears,

and punch the sky

That set a good pace and Gen Maria and I pulled ahead of Sister Lee. It was good to know that we were doing a good job, and I was happy with our pace. we reached a point were we know that the end was coming soon but because of a bend in the road we could not see the finish line. that's when Gens older sister came along to motive us. She knew that the one hour dead line was coming up and she was worried that we wouldn't make it in time so she tried to get us to up the pace. I knew however that as long as we stayed ahead of Sister Lee we would finish on time.

Well guess what we finished on at 58 minutes and 49 seconds to go. Gen and I were both red faced from the excercise and very glad that we finnished. we convincesed her dad and my mom to go to Ritas after words. it was great.

PS Sister Lee finished with 18 seconds to go.