track season is here. i am so happy. it took a little bit of convincing from my friend, and coaches, and reminding myself that it is worth a try, and that high school track is different then my little private school track. after a couple practices i was sold! so in love. so love it. so understand why i am doing track. there is something about running. just something that i love. my little private school was difficult to realize actually how good you are. i knew i was faster than everyone in my grade at the races i was doing, so i needed competition to help me run faster and push myself. ya, that was the challenge. i was pretty much racing against time. then you go to the meets against other schools, in London, and you realize that you aren't that fast or that you could have practiced more to do better. we also just ran around the school which is not the best thing to do. and not good for your shins at all. now in high school everything is different. there are so many options to choose from. so many possible things that you could do. and so much more competition and coaches to help you and guide you. so far track has been going great. i love going to practices. i love that each day is different. i love that there are so many things that i could do, for example: hurdles. i have always wanted to try them when i hit the high school level. i must say they are not as easy as they look. don't judge them by Olympic videos that you watch on youtube. they make it seem so easy. it takes time and work and is all about technique. i don't know if hurdles and amy bennett match up and really don't know if i will be doing them. but it is worth a try, and great practice. it is just that my legs aren't long enough, and apparently i'm not all that flexible. so if hurdles don't happen this year, maybe another year. right now i am focusing on what i do best: sprinting. who knew that their could be so much technique in a simple stride. i am learning so much. sidenote: (if you get grossed out easily, don't read) i have some problems with warming up. ya just a simple warm up run makes me want to gag. i get really hot and feel like i am going to throw up. but then after i cool off and stretch, i am ready to go and feel great for the rest of the practice. we asked our workout trainor at the gym, and he said that it is normal because of the time you are running at. i tried eating something different in my last period class to see if that had anything to do with it. i felt better, still not perfect but better. so weird. those few minutes aren't fun but doesn't make me want to quit. i'm a trooper and will stick to it. after hearing the ok from our workout trainor, and kowing that it is actually normal...those few minutes don't even matter. (if you got grossed out and didn't read the part above...continuing reading now) i love track too much. great sport!
thank-you coaches and my close friend for your convincing and encouragement. i'm so happy with the results. so happy that i am continuing track which i have been doing my whole life - ever since grade 1 to be exact. so glad that after the desission was made - 'i'm doing track', memories came flooding back of why i continued running and trying my whole life. which reminds me, i still need to hand in my permission form. oops! :)
~amy
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