the cross country run was amazing, first of all there was the distance. i never thought that i could run such a distance to say the least. then our class did fairly well in the race, being second in the secondary 1 cohort.
During the run, i started out at the back of the group. at the slope up the clocktower, the mass runners were already overtaking some of us, so that was the force behind me that spurred me on. when i reached the downhill slope, i was a gap in between the runners so i squeezed myself in it and ran full speed down the slope. at that point i had already overtaken 5 runners. the way up IS was 'treacherous' and by the top of the circle, i was ready to collapse. then one of the runners came to my needs! he offered me some water and i drank it in in one gulp, poured the rest on myself to cool myself down.
When it was downhill again, i ran like a bull out of control, i passed about 10 people or so. At bukit timah road, many runners were already worn out but i was not. i continued running, overtaking about 20 runners, truely amazing.
the last part was a sprint and i hold my breathe but eventually lose to my friend Andrew, who was a good runner.
Knowing that i got in the top 15, i could not hold myself anymore, i was very proud of my achievement.
That day was one of the most amazing days i ever had