Today was the "Terry Fox Run" day! Terry Fox was this extremely competitive guy and did all kinds of sports, and he found out he had a kind of cancer and he lost his legs. He still competed in sports, when he heard there was a marathon going on and he decided to enter in it. He completed it in last place with a smile on his face and he decided he wanted to raise money for cancer all over Canada called the "marathon of hope" and he tried to run all across Canada to raise money. He only got as far a Thunder Bay when they found he had lung cancer too, and he had to stop, but he promised he would finish it when he was better, but he never got to. So it's tradition that every year we walk on the Terry Fox Run to help finish his mileage.
So today, was that day, and we walked 10 kilometers and had a barbecue after, so we got to skip some school! It was fun.
When I was halfway through- when I turned around to go back for another 5 k, I ran for the rest of the time. It was killer because I had forgotten my water at home.Major "UGH"! But, so then, I was the only girl who was up at the front. I kept with it, even though it hurt, because I knew it was for a good cause, but by the end, I was so tired! I kept jogging, and jogging, and jogging until we were finally at the end, when it was just me and like 5 9th grade boys left. I was so close to finishing, when this girl comes out of nowhere and just barely passes me up! I was, by now, thoroughly depressed, so I went inside to wipe myself clean of my sweat from the sun, the fact that I had no water, and my own disappointment of my loss to represent America- and girl power. I went outside and got a hot dog, and stretched myself so as to not go stiff. I was wearing my knee brace- the one I use when I play sports, or run a lot. I took that off and when I was done stretching, I got up, and then one of the 9th grade boys that were there running with me, said "Hey, nice run!". I immediately felt better, and went to my french teacher's room. We talked there, and I found out my test scores, and went outside again to talk to my friend.
We had been outside for about 15 minutes before people came back after us, and when everyone had come back, got their hot dogs and whatever, we had about 2 hours to do whatever we wanted. It was fun- I talked to teachers- to replace my lack of friends, and I just mingled around inconspicuously to wait to go home. When we all went inside, we had about a half-hour left, and we went to homeroom to just talk about upcoming things and homework, etc.
When Sandbox and I got off the bus that took us home, I asked- let's call her "Lobby"- the 8th grader next door,to throw a few water balloons at me to cool me off. It worked! I was soaked all down my front and I was officially cooled off. I then, when Dad left to take Sandbox to a doctor's appointment, got on this computer to re-live today as efficiently as I deemed possible.
I take my leave until next time,
-Easel
