Track and Field

All throughout middle and high school, I was involved in the Hamilton Track and Field program. In the sport track and field, you are placed into events that you can excel at and made to practice with other students that have been placed in similar events. I was a mid-distance runner, meaning that I mainly focused on the 400 and 800 meter dashes. I was never very good at these events, mainly because you have to maintain a very fast-paced run for a substantial distance. It's almost a sprint for an entire half-mile! This became very difficult and the 800 meter dash quickly became my least favorite race. That's why, as I grew older, I began to focus less on the 800 meter dash and more on the 400. Along with these events, I also took part in a field event. This particular field event that I was involved in throughout the majority of my high school career was pole vault. I enjoyed pole vault very much, but in order to succeed in such an event, you need to have nearly perfect form. This is something that takes an incredible amount of practice to achieve, and something that I never quite figured out how to do, but I tried my best. Needless to say, track and field was not my best sport, but I always had fun and enjoyed competing amongst my friends and other athletes.