Blechh...

I was hoping to wake up yesterday morning in a good mood and ready to go, but no. I woke up with a terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach.

I had a track meet too, so I was only hoping for the best. I don’t know if it was nerves or if I was just sick, but it was not fun.

Throughout the day I was feeling good, than bad and when the track meet finally came…worse. I went down to the field to warm up for my event and I could feel myself getting hot.

I kept wondering how in the world I was going to run my 800 without regurgitating my nonexistent breakfast. I tried to brush it off, telling myself it was just my nerves, but that didn’t work out too well.

I went up to the stands after the announcer called down the event I was running and told Burns that I had gotten sick. She found a quick replacement for me and I sat down watching my Distance Medley team kick ass.

They finished first in their heat, all thanks to the replacement 800 runner who ran 18 seconds faster than my time. I might want to watch my back or else she might be the permanent replacement runner for me.

Roosevelt Girl's Track Team!

The girl’s track team, who practices every day after school, seems to be doing very well this year. With top times in the state in the 4x100, 4x400, the 100 and the 400, they hope to be winning the state title this year.

                “We start pre-season training in December focusing on weightlifting. In February, we focus on form running and agility drills. I try to make things fun, but still challenging,” says Mrs. Burns, the girl’s track coach.

                It is important to the track team to keep their grades up, so they try to balance out academics with track.