It’s almost been a month since I started going on daily morning runs at school. I started this activity by telling myself that I’d be going on a minimum of 400 meter runs every morning at 7:45 in order to warm myself up for the day, stay active, get into a routine and build my willpower. But by now, I’ve raised my minimum distance to 1 kilometer and decided to come in early, in order to wash myself up and change.

Eventually I started to log the runs using my watch, in order to check the statistics of my runs, and to see compare them to each other. For example, yesterday’s run was really challenging, I had told myself that I would run around 2 kilometers, and greatly struggled to go that distance.

Most of the runs are really nice. I’ve been taking it slow, and trying to find a comfortable pace at which I could really enjoy the run instead of try to force myself through them. They’re less of a chore now, and more of a pleasant rush of endorphins.

There are always some birds flying around which make the runs more enjoyable. For example, last Wednesday there was a group of parakeets flying from goal post to goal post, bringing with them their cheer and playfulness. One of them even climbed onto the net and started bitting it with their beak.

Learning outcomes:

LO4 Commitment and Perseverance in CAS experiences

• I’ve consistently run every morning at school ever since I started without fail. Even though some times I felt like skipping out due to being exhausted.
• I’ve woken up earlier than usual in the morning in order to get to school around 7:35 and have more time to run.

LO2 Challenges undertaken

• Pushed myself to meet my minimum goal in each run, and procedurally increased that distance over the weeks since starting.
• Developed my willpower by accomplishing the goals I had set out for myself, such as running 2 kilometers on last Monday.