On Your Mark, Get Set... Go!

Well I didn't go to school today!

Today was the Literacy Test for the grade 10 students and for any other students who did not pass it the first time. Luckily for me, I passed it the first time. English has always been one of my best subjects. Grade nine- 98% Grade ten- 77% Grade eleven- 87% and I am currently taking English this semester and am sitting at a 99%. I'm a very opinionated and descriptive person so it helps a lot when answering questions to stories or writing essays.

Anyways, I got to sleep in this morning! The Literacy Test was only occurring in the morning so I was supposed to attend my fourth and fifth period classes. However, as the time went on, I did not want to move from my bed. So I decided to stay home for the whole day. We weren't doing anything productive in my classes anyways seeing as half of the students wouldn't even be there due to the fact that their school buses come to pick them up in the morning.

So because I stayed home today, I missed Track practice as well. I don't think it would have made a difference if I was there anyways seeing as I can barely walk! My calfs and ankles are so sore, it makes it very difficult to walk properly. When coming to a standing position from sitting, I move so slowly it's ridiculous. I have never felt this way before after doing any sort of physical activity.

Even though I am unbelievably sore, Track is going good for me so far! I've been to two practices so far and I'm slowly getting back into shape! My first practice, we warmed up by running laps of the school. I ran the basement, then first floor, second floor, third floor, then back down to second floor, first floor and basement. Embarrassingly, I was the last one to finish my laps. However this did not bother me! I am in it to get back in shape and loose my tummy-chub. After running our laps, we did exercises that will help us improve on our events. Then to wrap up our practice, we ran the stairs. I do not like the stairs. The stairs are not my friend. My legs were so numb and weak by this point, that I thought I was going to fall down or up the stairs. It was brutal! But just what I needed to start me off!

My second practice involved a lot of running. We did our warm-up; a run of the school and then headed outside to the Track. Myself being opposed to cold weather, sadly had no say in this decision seeing as the whole Track team thought it was a good idea to run outside. I'm very sensitive to cold weather and can not stand it. Also my joints tend to act up in the cold weather causing myself to move slower than usual. Despite the coldness, I tried my hardest. We did our usual exercises and then began running. We ran three laps of the track and five 100 meter sprints. If this were me last year, I would have found a way to get out of it. However this year it's a different story. I must say I'm quite proud of myself for completing all of the required running. Even if it has caused me all of this pain!

Hopefully from here on, it will only get better! :)

TD Waterhouse.

This is where TVRAA is held. :)

In this meet, you must place top 8 to move on.

Early Birdie.

Another Friday.

Another weekend. A weekend of work obviously. Also a weekend of homework, but that's no surprise either. However I did give myself something to look forward to this weekend, SHOPPING!

Today, is a good Friday. Today is PAY DAY! Which means I get to go out and buy myself something! It was officially the first day of Spring this past Sunday and despite the fact that there is still snow in London, I'm going to buy myself something I need for summer. That would be a new pair of shorts.

All of my shorts from last Summer are too small for me now. So I am in desperate need of shorts so when the gorgeous weather decides to wake up from it's very long nap, I am ready for it! I had purchased a pair of denim jean shorts from American Eagle last year and they are by far my favourite pair of shorts. That is why I am going to purchase my new shorts from American Eagle as well! And I am in luck! They're having a buy one get one 50% off sale on shorts! So not only am I going to purchase a new pair of denim shorts, I think I might purchase some nice tan-brown shorts as well. Also to boot, I have about $35 left in American Eagle gift cards from Christmas! So I won't be spending all of my hard earned money.

However that is not the only reason for my trip to the mall. I am also browsing around for some heels to go with my prom dress. There are these pair of heels from Le Chateau that are perfect to me for my dress. The heel is short enough so I can easily walk in them, they look to be the same colour shade as my dress, they are peep-toe and they just look so fancy! I just love them! They are a bit pricey for me though, $80! So I am going to be smart about it. We are only in March and my prom isn't until June. They just have to go down in price by then! So that is why I will wait.

Until then, my eyes will still be open. :)

I want it!

To see the image better, view their website. :)

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Going The Distance.

Here we go again, it starts on Monday!


Track and Field is what I am talking about. I've been doing Track and Field since I was in grade four. I continued it all the way to grade eight winning multiple ribbons. I have four first place, seven second place, three third place, two fourth place, one fifth place and four sixth place. I also have a bronze medal from our girls relay team. My best events that I went to regionals for every year were the 80/100 meter sprint and long jump. Those were the easy days though.


High school is much more competitive. There are people that you compete with that are the best in the province beating records every year. You're competing against the best, you're competing against athletes with personal trainers, you're competing with athletes that put most of their time training for these events. Myself however, do not have the time.


This year I have decided to join the track team to get back into shape. I feel as if I have lost most of my energy and have turned into a couch potato. My stomach is not the size it used to be, whenever I sit down my "chub" hangs over my pants and I just don't feel comfortable with myself. It's time for me to get up off of my ass and get back into shape! Of course I have tried doing daily sit-ups, but they did not turn into a daily thing. With Track and Field, I HAVE to go to practice, I HAVE to run the track, I HAVE to do circuits and this is the push I need to make myself feel comfortable about my body again.


This year I think I'm going to stay away from the running events. The last couple years my anxiety got the best of me and I would do poorly in my heat. I would get nervous about running against other athletes, my heart would be pounding out of my chest, and it was not a good feeling for me.  Also the sprints would usually take place in the morning when the coldness was unbearable! It wasn't the best thing in the world to have to strip down to a tank top and shorts in weather that was roughly two degrees. So that is why I'm going to stick with Long Jump.


However there is a negative side to this event as well. My right knee, is not in the best condition and that is my jumping leg. I've been to my doctor multiple times seeking answers as to what is wrong with it. I've gone for x-rays that show nothing and all my doctor tells me is that I should do physiotherapy. To begin with, my knee cap is swollen from an incident that I'm assuming happened in gym class. The left corner of it sticks out more than my other knee cap and my doctor told me that it will never be the same as it was. Also I have a feeling that the cartilage between my knee cap and Fibula has been worn down causing them to rub together. The medical term called Chondromalacia also known as Runner's knee. I wouldn't say that's exactly what is wrong, but it feels like it. The pain that I experience in my knee almost on a daily basis now is just aches. More or less joint aches I think. It acts up in cold weather, when it's raining and when I've been standing or walking for long periods of time. I wear a knee supporter that helps a little bit and apply a heating pad to it when I am at home, but it's just an irritating pain that I wish I could get rid of for good.


Despite my bad knee and lack of energy, I'm looking forward to getting back in shape and enduring Track and Field season 2011! :)

Everybody runs in their spikes, I run in my Pumas! :)