Cross Country is the one event that made all of us, Irinians
trained our butts off for two months. Well, it would be an exaggeration to say
that we trained like how the Spartans did but the first few trainings did leave
us with muscle aches which have now turned into fond memories. I am proud to
say that we were the first house that started training this year! We portrayed great
commitment towards this event and it definitely paid off.
Our first house run, which was on the 12th of
September was really tiring, even though it was only two rounds around the school. We started running once a week
and soon after, it was a common sight to see us, Irinians running around the
school grounds twice a week.From being able to only run two rounds, we
completed three rounds and finally the actual cross country route which really
tested us to our limits.
Finally, on the actual day of cross
country, we were all feeling jittery yet excited at the same time. This was the
day we haveall trained hard and sacrificed our evening naps for. Before
running, we warmed up togetherto heat things up before Kamilia, our dear deputy
house captain gave her final words of motivation. “Each and every one of you is already champion to us”.We were all
clearly feeling nervous but her warm words and bright smile made us feel
better.
The
race started with juniors first followed by the seniors. One by one, we
completed the run. Undeniably, the highlight of the day was when Irinah was
crowned with double championship! We won for both junior and senior girls’
categories. Each and every one of us definitely did play a vital role
incontributing to thetitle. Regardless whether we were slow or fast runners, we
all gave our level best and we won as one. Cross country has left us feeling
united and stronger than ever.
Writen by
Courtney
Tang, L6
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