The annual ACJC Cross-Country Championship was held this afternoon at MacRitchie Resevoir Park. The reporting time was supposed to be 2.30pm, but most mass runners (i.e. non-competitive runners) took a bus at 2pm from ACJC, we arrived late. Nevertheless, I placed my bag and stuff under the tent in the CKS section (CKS being the house I'm in).
Competitive male runners walked off to the starting line while the others in the carpark sat down, mostly under the shade of the trees nearby. The competitive female runners then went off, and it was another long wait before it was time for the mass run and the staff race. A few of us were still walked towards the starting line when the horn sounded for the start of the staff race. A few minutes later the horn started for the 3.2-km mass run. Finishing this run within 20 minutes will earn the runner's house 2 points, and within 30 minutes 1 point. I ran at a pretty fast speed at the start, but then started to walk and run, especially on the sidewalk. I managed to finish the race a few minutes past 20 minutes.
After most runners had returned we gathered in the middle of the carpark in our houses, CKS right in the middle. The cheering competition then followed for each of the houses before Paul, the Student Council Vice-President, led the college in a school cheer. After that was the prize-presentation ceremony. Students from CKS took up a few spots in the Top 20 for Individual Competitive Runners categories for both boys and girls, especially for the latter, where one of us emerged champion in the category. Two of the teachers from our house came in first and second respectively for the staff race, and since our house had a 'Joker' card in the staff race, we were able to earn triple the points the first- and second-place holders would normally get. As a result, our house, CKS, won the Overall House Champion. In addition, we also took the champion spot for the cheering competition.
It sure was a great day for CKS!
Competitive male runners walked off to the starting line while the others in the carpark sat down, mostly under the shade of the trees nearby. The competitive female runners then went off, and it was another long wait before it was time for the mass run and the staff race. A few of us were still walked towards the starting line when the horn sounded for the start of the staff race. A few minutes later the horn started for the 3.2-km mass run. Finishing this run within 20 minutes will earn the runner's house 2 points, and within 30 minutes 1 point. I ran at a pretty fast speed at the start, but then started to walk and run, especially on the sidewalk. I managed to finish the race a few minutes past 20 minutes.
After most runners had returned we gathered in the middle of the carpark in our houses, CKS right in the middle. The cheering competition then followed for each of the houses before Paul, the Student Council Vice-President, led the college in a school cheer. After that was the prize-presentation ceremony. Students from CKS took up a few spots in the Top 20 for Individual Competitive Runners categories for both boys and girls, especially for the latter, where one of us emerged champion in the category. Two of the teachers from our house came in first and second respectively for the staff race, and since our house had a 'Joker' card in the staff race, we were able to earn triple the points the first- and second-place holders would normally get. As a result, our house, CKS, won the Overall House Champion. In addition, we also took the champion spot for the cheering competition.
It sure was a great day for CKS!
yours truly, tobias at 8:15 pm
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