I take a deep breath. The crowd is a blur. A deafening roar erupts around me. Cameras blink in bright flashes. A shake out my arms and legs. All my training leading to this one race, which will last for less than 20 seconds. I picture my family and friends at home. This is for them. The night air is still warm and humid. The camera man comes over and takes a close up of my face. Everyone shouts unheard encouragement. I wave a couple of times to thank the people. My head is in the game.
Crouching I position my hands behind the line and await the start. “Set” the voice echoes around the stadium. Instant silence. I concentrate on my arching back. “CRACK” the starting blocks smack together. Quick as a strike of lightning I launch myself forwards. Legs like a windmill. I breath in rattling breaths as I bolt along the track. I extend my legs and raise my head. Arms pumping madly. Blake stretches ahead of me and I grit my teeth as I push myself. I no longer feel my legs, I only see the line. I gain on Blake and am just in front of him. The line nears and I struggle to maintain my pace. But I do. I pass the line and sprint a couple more metres before slowing. I had won. I become aware of the racket of the crowd. A smile stretches across my face as I sit, breathing hard. “Gold Medal To Usain Bolt!!”
-Liana
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ReplyDeleteKia Ora Liana,
ReplyDeleteYour writing is very descriptive. Do you think that in the future you will want to run professionally? I don't think I would. I also liked the ending, “Gold Medal To Usain Bolt!!”
Ma Te Wa
Hayley
Kia ora Liana,
ReplyDeleteWow what a powerful piece of writing! Thank you for sharing it! I particularly enjoyed the sentence "Everyone shouts unheard encouragement". I really got a sense of being Usain at the starting line, the blur of reality around me while I'm so focused! All those lovely short staccato sentences really add to the anticipation too! What kind of digital learning object or photo or drawing do you think you could create to put with this? When we add a visual to our blog post, it makes it much more likely our readers will be draw to read what we have written. I look forward to reading more of your writing again in the future.
Ma te wa,
Amie Williams
Hi Liana,
ReplyDeleteI thought of you this morning when I read the news that the Aims games had been cancelled. I wonder if the thoughts you wrote about Bolt were similar to your own when you have ran races?
Mrs Allan