1500M run

The 1500m track event consists of running seven and a half laps of our Football field. Interested students from all grades participate and they are supported by their friends. Running a race gives a thrill unlike any other- the breeze on your face, the feeling you get nearing the end, and the cheering of your friends all add to this excitement. When I decided to run the 1500m race with Grades 9 to 12 girls, I had thought it would be pretty easy and not at all strenuous. How wrong I was! After completing the third lap, I could not feel my calf muscles at all and I felt like giving up. However, when I looked around and saw others on the track pushing themselves beyond their limits and my friends cheering for me at the top of their lungs, it gave me the motivation to finish the race. By the time I started running my fifth lap I was struggling to breathe, but I couldn’t give up yet. Giving up would signify a regret that would stay with me for the rest of the term. At that moment, it didn’t matter whether or not I was the last person on the track. I simply wanted to finish the race. And I am glad that I ultimately succeeded in my endeavor.