The Junior Tough Guy & Gal Challenge/Mud Run
On July the 2nd, It was time for the people in Running Club to go to the Mud Run. We had been training really hard for this and the Hobsonville Run (In a different blog of mine). We had to come in the morning, all dressed in our school sports uniform. Our school sports uniform was a short sleeved navy to with a yellow stripe, navy shorts and a navy colored jacket with a yellow stripe running through. Every piece of clothing said "WAIKOWHAI PRIMARY SCHOOL" In bold capitals.
We all had to tape our shoes to our feet with electrical or duct tape so they didn't get stuck in the mud. At eight o'clock in the morning, we gathered near the sandpit, and put our bags on a waterproof sheet. Ms Sands (my class teacher and running coach) called out the roll, and sorted us into some cars to get to the Helensville Point. I was with Abigail, and her parents. When we finally arrived at our destination, we pinned number markings onto our t-shirts. After that we had around thirty minutes of running around before we had to get to the event van for the briefing. In those thirty minutes I ran up and down the ramps with Abigail. It was drizzling slightly, but that was no matter.
Just then I heard the loud voice of a person of a megaphone. The person was saying that the briefing was about to start. We all headed over to the van, and listened. Surprisingly, the man held a dance party, and had some songs sung. In a while, we stopped, and we were told about what was going to be happening, and what we would have to go through.
Another ten minutes passed and the people with the blue number plates o their chests went to the starting line. Those were the year sevens and eights. Once they had set off, the green number plated people went. That was me, year fives and sixes. I felt nervous as I approached the muddy starting line. We were set off in little groups. When I started to run, I felt warm, even though it was raining.
This was a three kilometre race. The hardest part for me was going up the very slippery and very muddy hills. At the end of the race, the mud was only up to my waist, with is considerably clean. I enjoyed the race very much, and I recommend you to join this run if possible. It is a very good way to enjoy yourself.
Here are the pictures below.
Sorry, but there aren't any photos of us in the middle of the mud run!
We all had to tape our shoes to our feet with electrical or duct tape so they didn't get stuck in the mud. At eight o'clock in the morning, we gathered near the sandpit, and put our bags on a waterproof sheet. Ms Sands (my class teacher and running coach) called out the roll, and sorted us into some cars to get to the Helensville Point. I was with Abigail, and her parents. When we finally arrived at our destination, we pinned number markings onto our t-shirts. After that we had around thirty minutes of running around before we had to get to the event van for the briefing. In those thirty minutes I ran up and down the ramps with Abigail. It was drizzling slightly, but that was no matter.
Just then I heard the loud voice of a person of a megaphone. The person was saying that the briefing was about to start. We all headed over to the van, and listened. Surprisingly, the man held a dance party, and had some songs sung. In a while, we stopped, and we were told about what was going to be happening, and what we would have to go through.
Another ten minutes passed and the people with the blue number plates o their chests went to the starting line. Those were the year sevens and eights. Once they had set off, the green number plated people went. That was me, year fives and sixes. I felt nervous as I approached the muddy starting line. We were set off in little groups. When I started to run, I felt warm, even though it was raining.
This was a three kilometre race. The hardest part for me was going up the very slippery and very muddy hills. At the end of the race, the mud was only up to my waist, with is considerably clean. I enjoyed the race very much, and I recommend you to join this run if possible. It is a very good way to enjoy yourself.
Here are the pictures below.
Sorry, but there aren't any photos of us in the middle of the mud run!
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