State level Athletics race at the SDA stadium
On the 26th of August, I had attended a state level Athletic competition for 5000meters and 1500meters respectively. In participating I had come 6th place. This was my first professional racing event.
It has always been my dream and passion to run in a professional race be it winning or losing I have always wanted to participate in a race. My coach was the one who suggested that I take part in the event to first gain experience and from here we would move on forward. For about a month I trained every day for about 2hrs. One of the biggest problems I faced during training was that due to my hectic study schedule I was unable to go to a race track every day which meant I was only able to go to my local gym and train on the treadmill. But with a month worth of practice, I felt I was ready.
On the day of the event, I felt really nervous and this nervousness caused unnecessary adrenaline to be pumped into my body making me restless. The program started at 7;30 but my race was only scheduled at 9 which meant I was running under the burning sun. One of the main factors of I need to improve on is that I need to train in running in the heat because I was not able to maintain speed or stamina due to the extreme heat and the second factor is that I need to practice more on the track. But overall it was a life changing experience, it taught me that small thing like heat plays a major role in a huge race. I aim at improving from my downfall and practice harder for the next race
It has always been my dream and passion to run in a professional race be it winning or losing I have always wanted to participate in a race. My coach was the one who suggested that I take part in the event to first gain experience and from here we would move on forward. For about a month I trained every day for about 2hrs. One of the biggest problems I faced during training was that due to my hectic study schedule I was unable to go to a race track every day which meant I was only able to go to my local gym and train on the treadmill. But with a month worth of practice, I felt I was ready.
On the day of the event, I felt really nervous and this nervousness caused unnecessary adrenaline to be pumped into my body making me restless. The program started at 7;30 but my race was only scheduled at 9 which meant I was running under the burning sun. One of the main factors of I need to improve on is that I need to train in running in the heat because I was not able to maintain speed or stamina due to the extreme heat and the second factor is that I need to practice more on the track. But overall it was a life changing experience, it taught me that small thing like heat plays a major role in a huge race. I aim at improving from my downfall and practice harder for the next race
type of activity - Action
total hours during the event - 4hrs
date - 26-8-2017
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