Eastern Zones Cross Country 2022

Ella: The rain dripped down my back as I waited in line. The starter pistol blasted off. I could hear people people falling over behind me. I just kept running. I tried to keep up with the people in front of me. They worked as a great wind shield. We got to a hill. I thought it was be really slippery and I would fall on my face but it wasn't wet or slippery at all. After the first lap and a half, I started to realise that I was in the top ten. I kept pushing myself harder. we ran through a really big puddle. It splashed up all over my legs and I could feel it seeping through my shoes. We were nearing the finish line now. I could hear the crowd cheering. I started sprinting. I went past 1 person, then 2 people, then 3 people. I was crossing the finish line. I was sixth.

Charlotte: On the 1st of June some students qualified for Eastern Zones. There were lots of other schools competing too. Year 4 boys raced first, then year 4 girls and so on, until year 6. Once the hooter had gone for my race I ran for it, then finally I reached the hills. Once I had passed the hills, I slipped over but just kept going. I was finally onto my second lap, then at the hills, finally speeding down the last one. I could hear footsteps thundering up behind me, but before she could catch up, I got across the finish line in 5th place and making it to Inter Zones with Ella and Lisa who also got in the top ten.

Marlon: We were getting ready. The sun was still shining outside. Our teacher, Hayley was doing the roll when it started raining, to pouring to utter pouring,*sigh* phew the bus was here... but it was going trouble getting on.We dashed outside into the rain everyone started to complain that it was too wet. When we got to the road it had turned into a river, we ran as fast as we could across the river/road. Our shoes got soaked but we didn’t mind. We got in to the bus. It was warm and dry in there. I was with my bus partner, Leo. When we got to the outer gates of Scots College, it was a swimming pool. We went inside. I watched as a miniature size wave rolled down the footpath. The bus stopped waiting for the passengers to hop off. A mini car came into the swimming pool but it had to back out otherwise the water would have got inside the bonnet of the car. "Hurry up" came Hayley's voice from the front. Me and Leo hopped off (not really hopped, just jumped) the bus.What we saw was not a field, it was more of a ditch. We had to walk straight through the ditch to get to the indoor sports centre. When we got there, we had a snack and a drink then waited for our race to come… 2 hours later … YEAR 5 BOYS got shouted out on a microphone. We lined up 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th from our cross country I was 3rd. Bang! The starting gun went, we were in race. I went as paced as I could predict that would get me in a good place. People were all slipping and face planting in the mud. In a few tens of seconds, mud splattered all of our t - shirts. Splash! A few people stumbled into a puddle. First lap done, half to go. Sweat beaded my forehead, luckily I had not have to face a stitch yet. The last strip I run my heart pounding as fast as a cheetah on a bike. I got place 43 THAT WAS FUN!

Locky: Boom! The shot fired. I ran so fast. I looked beside me and I saw multiple people fall. I didn't want that to be me, so I ran up to the hill. I was in front of a lot of people. Me and Arthur were next to each other. I gave him a boost and he said thanks. We were coming to the first lap and we past it. Arthur was going to stop but I told him "let's keep going." We ran up the hill a second time and we were coming to the end. I started sprinting and passed somebody. We both sprinted in and I made it 35th. Arthur made it 34th. I had to dial up perseverance.

Amber: Our bus zoomed past the flooded entry to Scots College and the water sprayed up on the bus. My shoes were already soaked and so were my socks. Each step was a big “squelch”. We made it inside a safe shelter and decided to have a snack. I saw lots of people I knew from different schools. Soon it was time for the Year Fours to go. Me and Marcia were racing to get into line and then we slipped “whoosh” and landed on our butts, we got SO muddy before the race had even started. HA HA! 3,2,1 “Bang” the race began. We ran and ran until we got to a steep hill where I overtook lots of people. I ran past the finish line and saw my mum cheering me on. “Onto my second lap” I thought to myself. I overtook more people on my second lap. I sprinted to the finish line and got . . . 26th place!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!! Soon it was downpour raining hard enough you could shower in it but it would be a VERY cold shower, like an ice shower. After three hours of staying there we went to the bus both of my socks were SUPER soaked and my shoes even more muddy and wet. We came to school and got dressed. I changed shoes but had to borrow Tui’s socks.

Rézi: One morning I woke up quite early, because we were going to go to Eastern Zones Cross Country. We got to school. We did the roll for the kids getting on the bus, and at 9:00 we left school in the pouring rain. When we were almost on the bus, we just had to cross the road when everybody's feet got wet, because the hill had a road on it and the water came pouring down and the rain made it worse, because it made the water bigger and faster while we were trying to cross the road. Once we got on the bus, every single part of us was soaked with water. When we got to Scots College, there was honestly a big flood happening which drenched us even more. We were almost the first school to get to the Eastern Zones cross country, where about 15 schools were doing it with us. It was amazing. The whole course was wet grass. Year 4 boys went first, second was year 4 girls and so on. Everybody was cheering for us, the year 4 girls! We were cheering everybody on who was either before us or after us. The course was really big, and we had to run in water going into our shoes from the ground, but our heads were also really wet because it was dripping as well. Almost all of us were either 40th place, or 20th place. The year 5 boys came after us, once we had gotten off the track. It was the best day ever!

WBS Cross Country

Isabella:
Cross Country

Year 1’s, do a half lap.
Year 2’s, do the same.
Year 3’s, do one full lap.
Year 4’s, do one full lap.
Year 5’s, do two whole laps.
Year 6’s, do two and a half laps.

If you do a whole lap you would run to Annie.
And if you did a half lap you would run to Chloe.

Year 4’s were late so the order got muddled up.
So it was year 1’s, year 2’s, year 3’s, year 6’s, 5’s, 4’s and that was the order of the year groups.

John would line year group by year group “Ready, steady, GO” he would say, and then we where on the run.

Leo K: 

When the Cross Country was happening, I was really nervous. When the person said "Year 5 boys you needed to run on the hard sand because it was easier to run." Last year I did not get on the hard sand but needed to go on the soft sand. This year I gave it all I've got and needed to run to the end of the beach and back 2 times. The good news is that I came 4th place! I am really happy and felt Positive Accomplishment and I made it to the Eastern Zones. After I ran, we cheered the other people on. 

Fabian: 

When the run started I was very nervous but a little excited. I was getting more nervous when I saw the little kids run. When the race started I was a little scared but when the race was finished I used a lot of Grit and bravery and I persevered a lot.

Locky:

The Whistle blows. I ran with everyone, at first I was scared I wouldn't make it in the top five. I was in 8th at the time. Heaps of people were in front of me. I was running so much we were all in a group running we made it to the rock we ran. I sprinted as hard as I could towards the hill. I was going quite slow because of the sand under my feet. I ran when I got to the other side of the hill. Somebody ran in front of me. Then we were almost at the finish line, when the person in front went the wrong way. I knew that was my moment to run! I ran super fast, he was right behind me. I was at the finish line, I ran as fast as possible. I needed to dial up perseverance because it was hard. I got there and fell over from how tired I was.

Lisa: 
I walked in a line onto the start.
“Okay you have to run around Jeffrey the rock up the path along the grass and back to here. Do that two times and half a lap, which is where you just go up the path and on the grass and to the finish” John bellowed.
Ready set GO.
me and 6 other year 6 girls sped off the start line. I was in 4th, but when we got to Jeffrey there was water sloshing up to the rock so we couldn’t run around it. Annie made a line we had to cross. I was coming in first place.
All of us were running in pairs, me and Olive were having a nice chat  year 6s had to do 2 laps and a half lap.
When we came up onto the path lots of people were there cheering us on on the grass and at the finish line.

I had to dial up perseverance and zest!

Finn H: 

Cross Country was awesome!
It was SO cool because I. Got. Into. The EASTERN ZONES!!!!😃😃
At the start I stayed just behind the people in the front (because I was just jogging), then they got tired out once we were about half-way across the beach because they had used all their energy. People started to drop back like flies! I had to use Perseverance to keep going. At the end I felt good, tired and a stitch. But it was worth it!

Gigi:

Cross country is when you do a big run. I’m going to say what had happened when I did Cross Country. I was pretty nervous. It was a long run. I was going barefoot because we were at the beach. It was a cold day and that was a good thing so I would not get too hot. When it was time for the Year 5 boys to run everyone started running full speed and I got 9th place so it good. I had to use lots of Grit because I didn't want to give up. I wanted to keep going without stopping. I felt really proud of myself when I finished. 

Scarlett: 
We were getting ready to run.
Year 1,2,3,6,5,4 it was a crazy day!
When it was the year 4s turn my heart was racing so fast like a plane.

Olive:

My heart was thumping in my chest like crazy, as I stepped onto the starting line. The wet sand crunched under my feet and the cold breeze whipped across my face.
The sky was grey and the sea was icy and dark.
“Listen up!” Yelled John. “You’ve gotta run from here to jeffery, cut up the path past the changing sheds, along the grass and back here, Do that twice and then do a half lap, just up the path and along the grass again.”
“Right, On your marks, get set, GO!” Hollered John.
Seven girls sprinted off the starting line, then I remembered mum’s words. “Don’t sprint at the start, jog. Make it feel like a big long trail run.”
I slowed down, so did Lisa. One by one the girls dropped back, we took the lead.
Up ahead, I saw Annie in a bright yellow vest waving us to jeffery. I touched the line she had drawn in the sand and took off again. “GO YOU GUYS!” Yelled Lucy as we passed her.
As I moved onto my second lap, my breath began to sound raspy. I kept on going.
The parent’s and the other kids cheered me on as I shifted into the half lap. The sand felt soft under my feet as I ran up the path. The grass soaked my shoes as I ran on the grass.
“GO OLIVE! GO LISA!” Everybody was screaming.
I felt my heart race as I raced into top speed. The crowd cheered wildly as I crossed the finish line. I was overcome with Positive Accomplishment!

Interzones XC

"We did interzones! It was muddy. One of us lost our shoes in the bog and ran in just her socks. We worked hard."

Congratulations to these students for representing Worser Bay School at the Interzones Cross Country event. We are all very proud of you. What an amazing effort.

WBS Interzone Cross Country Representatives

We are so proud of our WBS Interzone Cross Country Representatives!!

Theo
I was not too nervous in the car going but when we got to the track I was so nervous I felt sick. I started to warm up and got more nervous by the second. I was using courage to do the race. We lined up at the start. I was at the front of our line. The horn went and we were off sprinting down the track. It was a fast race and I was in 7th place for most of the race. I was pacing myself and using perseverance. We were coming down to the last 150 meters and started sprinting, I got into 6th place in the sprint and finished in 6th. I was stoked with the result. I had mud everywhere though, it was a good race and I was very tired. I could hardly walk. I really enjoyed running the race and it was a great opportunity.

Pyrenees
I was very cold and nervous at the lineup for the beginning of the race, while they sorted out the rest of people's places I chatted a bit to the person in front of me then I got ready to run, the person hooted the horn (the gun still wasn’t working). I sprinted up the grassy field and around the corner there was a muddy area you could hear everyone's feet pattering against the muddy ground. I ran the best I could. The course was spread out between 3 fields; there were uphills and downhills along the way. At the finishing stretch I sprinted through the finish I used perseverance and I came 14. I was proud of myself. It was amazing!!!

Ella
I was nervous at the start and then the horn went toot. I was at the back of the pack when I rounded the corner. I somehow got to the front. I was using perseverance to stay up there at the front then 2 people passed me. The most annoying part was the concrete hill that you had to run up. Then we were on the home straight. I ran through the finish line in 5th place. I was happy!!!

Hill Training for "Wake Up The Brain" Getting ready for Eastern Zones XC

Every morning we start with an activity that will wake up our brain. Yesterday, as part of Bootcamp we did some hill training. Some of us will be taking part in the Eastern Zones Cross Country on Wednesday. Good luck to all of our students competing!