First Cross-Country Race of the Year

Today was a tiring day for me. Not only did I completed the race, I had to attend church later in the afternoon, but I would not go further into that part.

I had to meet the rest of the team at Bedok Reservoir at 7am, and I had to skip breakfast as I woke up late that morning. We gathered near a shelter which held part of the Berlin Wall inside, got briefed by our coach before proceeding to another venue to place our bags. Then, we had a short warm up run before moving on to stretching. We had a quick sip of water to hydrate ourselves before walking to the starting line. Then, the race commenced.

After crossing the finishing line, I waited for the rest of the team along with a friend before moving back to where our bags were. We hydrated ourselves by drinking the isotonic drink provided and supported our seniors who were also completing their race. We then gathered with our seniors and proceeded to the booth which was providing free isotonic drinks and stacked the 70+ cups into a tall pillar out of fun! We then waited for the results and stayed behind for the lucky draw, which I missed by one number, before travelling to Tampines for lunch. From there, we parted ways and said goodbyes to each other.

Through this experience, I have discovered where I stand in competition level, and has also encouraged me to train harder as I believe every ounce of effort I put in would be a step closer to achieving my goal, which is to be in the top 10 for the National Cross-Country race. Also, I had a wonderful time spending my Saturday morning with my friends.