Half Marathon Alder and Beech class ran a Half Marathon from 26/4/2018 to 14/6/2018. A Half Marathon is 21,000 meters or 21 kilometers. We ran around the yards starting at the bike shed. It was done to improve our physical fitness. It was ran in stages of 220m - 660m over the time space of two months. We started in late April and finished early in June. Unless it was raining, we ran every day as soon as the 8:30am bell rang. Alder class are 5th class, while Beech class are 6th. We had a strict routine to stick to, and we did stick to it. It involved warm-ups, getting into pairs, running one lap at a pre-defined pace and two to four on our own at whichever speed best suited us. On the final day, we were on 20,952 meters or 20.952 kilometers. We ran once around at our usual defined pace, once more on our own, and, on the last lap, we ran down the side of the school and through the finish line (made of two bamboo sticks, and masking tape). The top three were Luke, Nathan and Erik. They got medals with their achievement on it. The rest of us got participation medals. All of us got something out of it. It was challenging because we got exhausted and because 21 kilometers is a lot for 5th and 6th class children. In conclusion, we enjoyed it as an outdoor activity though it was exhausting. We were all up for the challenge as it was a healthy way to start the day. Running a half marathon is a great achievement and we have the madals to prove it! A little Man’s tutorial of how to run 21km.
/ / | ← Warm-ups! / |\/ | \ ← Buddy up! / \ /| |\ 4. 0 0←Run! 5. ______ _ /-- _ /-- | | ← Finish! \ \ 6. ( ) ← Medal! THE END!! \ / @ by Mayra
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