Hey guys, Austin here;
I ran the gym class mile today, got 4:32, which shocked the hell out of me since my pr was 4:33 before, and running this on a lack of warmup and weaving between lanes definitely didn't help. How did everyone else's gym mile go? (usually, the guys on our team deck ourselves out in spikes, calf + arm sleeves, headbands, half tights, and headbands, run the first lap all out before running a 9:11 mile) Any good stories from people?
Hey Austin, I did that in the 4th grade during my leg of a 3 legged sack race relay, backwards on cinder tracks in the snow. No big deal.
Ran with the leaders for 3 laps and then dropped a last lap in 59 seconds.
Our course is on the streets outside of our gym. I bolted to a lead and rounding the first turn I saw my friend Dustin warming up his RV.
I finished in 3:37. The gym teacher said it might be a class record.
Record was 4:58. My sophomore year I went out in 62 before finishing in 4:51.
gymclasshero wrote:
Hey guys, Austin here;
I ran the gym class mile today, got 4:32, which shocked the hell out of me since my pr was 4:33 before, and running this on a lack of warmup and weaving between lanes definitely didn't help. How did everyone else's gym mile go? (usually, the guys on our team deck ourselves out in spikes, calf + arm sleeves, headbands, half tights, and headbands, run the first lap all out before running a 9:11 mile) Any good stories from people?
Made a deal with the teachers freshman year. If I run sub-5:00 I would be excused from all "cardio," jogging and gym miles. Cruised 4:53 cold. Done and exempt.
Being one of the few girls here, i have a very funny story.
In 9th grade I won state xc. pretty good, eh? not a small school either. ran low 18:00s. they announced it on the loudspeaker, and that was the end of it. The class where they announced it, second period, was when I had P.E., and our PE teacher was gone that day, so he didnt hear.
Spring rolls around, and we run the mile in PE for fitness testing. of course, im in the heart of track season, one or two days before state. I take it easy, and run 7:30 in PE. My PE teacher looks at me, and says: Wow, you have a lot of talent. a 7:30 mile for a girl is awesome. You should run cross country next year.
Ha Ha. I laugh, and proceed to win state with a 4:55. The next day during PE, the announcements come on. Evidentally, my 7:30 mile in PE was still on my teachers brain. That is, until we hear over the PA: "congratulations to freshman (instert name) for winning the mile in state track with a time of 4:55!"
I have never seen such a priceless look on my PE teachers face.
SpeedyInPE wrote:
Being one of the few girls here, i have a very funny story.
In 9th grade I won state xc. pretty good, eh? not a small school either. ran low 18:00s. they announced it on the loudspeaker, and that was the end of it. The class where they announced it, second period, was when I had P.E., and our PE teacher was gone that day, so he didnt hear.
Spring rolls around, and we run the mile in PE for fitness testing. of course, im in the heart of track season, one or two days before state. I take it easy, and run 7:30 in PE. My PE teacher looks at me, and says: Wow, you have a lot of talent. a 7:30 mile for a girl is awesome. You should run cross country next year.
Ha Ha. I laugh, and proceed to win state with a 4:55. The next day during PE, the announcements come on. Evidentally, my 7:30 mile in PE was still on my teachers brain. That is, until we hear over the PA: "congratulations to freshman (instert name) for winning the mile in state track with a time of 4:55!"
I have never seen such a priceless look on my PE teachers face.
Cool story, sis.
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