Hill Run

On Friday, we did the Hill Run. I was pretty proud of my run. I tried to run to the very top each time, meaning no shortcuts. I also tried to run each time, but wasn't able to accomplish this. I walked up the hill once, and the other times, I ran a bit past halfway and then walked the rest. Although I didn't run as much as I should have, I'm still proud of the determination and perseverance I had while doing the run. Sprinting up a hill isn't the easiest thing to do, so I know that I shouldn't be too hard on myself for walking a few times. I think one thing that could have really helped me do the run better (faster and less walking) is competition. I saw that there were a few people racing to the top, and thought that if I had some competition, I would have done more runs. For next time, I hope to do the full run. No more walking up the hill.

Self assessment

I've noticed that I'm not the same as I was when I was in Get Fit, and that kind of scares me. I haven't been doing as many blogposts and I haven't been as enthusiastic as I was before. I guess I forgot that everything I do affects the people around me - my attitude towards different activities, how hard I try during fitness days, etc. I've forgotten to keep track of my progress through blogging. I haven't posted since before spring break, whereas last year, I'd post at least once a week. Those are my two main concerns in this class, that I'm not allowing myself to grow and learn as much as I can. I'm almost preventing myself from learning. I need to improve on these two things so that I can get the most out of this class.

On the other hand, I have also been noticing some major improvements. I've gotten better at motivating myself to do at least one more. One more push up. One more jump. I've noticed that my endurance is getting a lot stronger now that I'm in rugby. Rugby really helped me stay active during the break, making the transition back to fitness days much easier. Another thing I noticed, just yesterday, was that I can do a lot more push ups (without breaks) than I was able to when I first started. It's things like these that I look forward to at the end of PE, seeing results. 

I think I'm pretty good at being personally responsible. I have good attendance and always come prepared to class. I'm also getting pretty good at telling myself when to stop and when to keep going. I know my limits. I try as hard as I can during fitness days. One thing I could improve on is my enthusiasm. I found that I haven't been as enthusiastic about certain activities, and I don't try my hardest if I don't like the activity we're doing. But I have been trying to turn things around. Yesterday, we were doing Insanity, and though it's not my favorite fitness activity, I tried really hard. I don't think I've ever swear so much before.

One last improvement I could make is to be more of a leader. I noticed that I haven't been helping out with setting up nets or getting groups organized. I always just assume someone else will do it. It won't be a hard fix, I just need to take initiative and help out more when we to block-wide activities.

I know that I need to make some major improvements, but I'm also proud of the progress I've made so far. I hope to continue making progress and make the necessary improvements that will allow me to get the most out of this class.