The Day My Feet Got Muddy

Huff puff huff puff, yep it's that time of the year again, cross country. First we had to train, Rocky style. We had to run around the block which was around two kilometres long. First we ran down Paul's Drive from the back of the school. At the end of Paul's Drive we turn onto Mahana Road. Then we turn onto Pipiroa Road then the main street and finally we turn back onto Paul's Drive again. My personal best time was 11.18. Then came the real thing, out at The South Pole,  just joking South farms I came 5th in my 9 year old boys race. I discovered a surprising new technique, it was to run on the thicker mud when I was going uphill to get allot better grip. Since I came 5th in my race I made it into the inter school cross country which the whole Hauraki Plains competes in. In my race I came 10th. The muddiest part was just over the concrete bridge. This course was definitely harder then the South Farms course. Since I came 10th I did not get into Thames Valley because the cut off was 6th place, and man I got muddy. Here is our training route.