1300m race at the HIHS Sports Carnival 2007

Today was my school's sports carnival, so no lessons. Instead there was basketball, badminton, floorball,soccer, captain's ball... What i was waiting for all week was not any ball game but the athletics events. Too bad because of my cough, i was on antibiotics last week. I even gave up the Sentosa field trip last friday so that i can get well faster. Then my parents forbade me to go for the 430m heats on tuesday. Even Mr Tong said that i was not allowed to go for the heats. He was very unhappy that i wanted to run and compared me jaguar. He kept saying, advising that i did not have to run to prove that i able to do it.I was already a jaguar in his eyes. Once i step on the accelarator, i will be first... But i wanted so badly to run. I just want to support my house Yellow Falcons. I had to run...

Anyway, all i know that there was no 1300m heats on tuesday so it was a striaght final with 8 boys.

The day before,i went to see the doctor again for a review. He checked my thorat, my lungs were clear, even my blood pressure was normal. He could not detect anything wrong with me... That boosted my confidence up somewhat but i was still scared. I went to sleep early but my mind was thinking how to plan the race so that i could win,,,

The race was supposed to start at 9.10 am so i warmed up early. Mr Sim was the announcer. There were 4 atheltics events 430m, 1300m,4 x430m relay, and high jump. It was done by levels so mine was 1300m boys sec 3. I was also the only boy from my house running. Hoever, the 430m races and some of the relays were first so by the the time they announced my race it was 10 am. But I was ready and still coughing...

Yi Sheng of blue hawks dropped out of the race as he had competed the 430m earlier and felt he was not up to it. So that left seven of us. I was the only boy from my house, Yellow Falcons.


We all lined up at the starting line. Mr Sim shouted 'Go!' Then the horn blared and away we ran. A pity i could not fly...

Why 1300m? One round around the school is 430m. So we ran 3 rounds. As the school was on a slope, we had to run down hill to the road where there was a gate which was seldom opened, (but opened today because of the atletics events), run 100m on the road, turn left into the main gate and run up the slope again, pass the canteen , turn left and run another 50m to reach the finishing point.

At we sped off Ernest from Eagles was in the lead. I was fifth as we ran down the slope. I overtook the other runners as we came up the slope. In the second round i was leading. I heard Mr Sim annoucing excitedly that the Yellow Falcons was in the lead when i passed him. Ernest had dropped behind. Ryan from Red Kites was behind me maybe by 60m. I was feeling exhausted but i did not cough. It was easy going down the slope in the third round but it was difficult going up the slope... I almost walked. So Ryan had a chance to close the gap...

Anyway when i was up the slope the finishing line was just metres away and there was a finishing tape so i just ran into it....The Yellow Falcons were cheering me on... It was absolutely thrilling to feel the adrenalin rush...


Ryan was maybe 15 or 20m behind me... He was seond. Ernest was 4th.


After the race Mr Sim congraulated me. Did i mention he was from Yellow Falcons too?

Mr Rizal also congratulated me. He is the Yellow Falcons House Master. I went to see Mt Tong. He was busy. I told him i had won but he already knew that the jaguar would win. I think he was very very thankful to find that i did not collapse..Sorry Mr Tong. I just had to run...


A pity the medal was not given out today as the event was running late. Mrs ganesan announced that the medal winners will get them when school reopen after the school holidays...

I can't wait for my next race....