School Sports Teams

          Hello everyone,

I'll be honest here. I have never tried out for sports before... There, I said it! I never joined my schools' sports team, ever. In elementary school, the sports that we got to join were never my thing. And even in junior high, the only sports team I joined was cross country, and we didn't have to try out. If you wanted to run, then you'd have to come to at least one practice after school, and you're in!

I was never into the sports we played during gym class like soccer, volleyball, basketball, or wrestling (we have a wrestling team at my school!). I guess the only thing I liked was running, which is why I always join cross country. I also like playing tennis, but we don't have any tournaments for that sport =(. This year, I decided to try out for a few track and field events.

I was contemplating on trying out for the events when track and field season began. A lot of people asked me if I was doing it, and when I told them I was thinking about it, most of them said that I should try out. And so I did!

I love running, so I tried out for the 100 m sprint, 300 m sprint, and the 1000 m long distance run. I've gotta say, I'm really not the best at sprints, but I was still going for it! I knew after the first tryouts though that I wouldn't be in the 100 m team because there were a lot of other girls in my grade that are faster than me, but I still went to the tryouts just to see if I could improve my time.

As for the 300 m, I originally wanted to try out for the 600 m sprint, but the same day, I was trying out for the 100 m sprint, and I ran the 100 m twice! It was all in the same day after school, so after the 100 m sprint tryouts were finished, I was getting ready for the 600 m. To run 600 m, we had to run a lap that was 300 m long, and run the lap twice to get 600. So I ran the first 300 m, and then I stopped because I was way, way too tired!! The tryouts for 300 m were after the 600 tryouts, so I waited and then ran the 300. And since it's a sprint, well, let's just say I wasn't the first one to finish... but not the last one!

I'm a lot better at distance running than sprints! I can pace myself, and I have good endurance (at least I think I do). 1000 m tryouts were in the morning! I went to the first tryout and I had to be at school by 7:20 am because they started at 7:30 am! And even the night before, I went to my martial art classes and didn't go to bed until late... It was fun though, I had two of my friends trying out as well. I was the only girl in my grade to try out for distance running (the first tryout there was), and the guys I had to run with were all really athletic (most of them play hockey so their stamina and endurance is on point!). So when we started, at first I was actually running next to them, but then slowly they all got ahead of me, and I finished last with like, 4 minutes...

One day I came to school to see everybody huddling around the PE office. I realized that they put up the teams for track. With my jacket and backpack still on me and all, I went to go see if I made it. I managed to get to the front of the crowd and looked for my name. I got into the 300 m, 1000m, and the 2000 m! I never tried out for the 2000 m, but I guess I was doing that. It was all really exciting.

I went to the practices until the day of the track meet which was last week. It was so much fun!! The meet lasted all day, so I didn't go to school. I may not have been first, second, or third for the events I did, but it was still really fun to support and cheer for my school mates.

This post is getting really long, so I'll close it up. So, this was the time I tried out for track! I hope you all enjoyed reading. And why not try out for a sport you like? =)

Keep Smiling,
M-L