For literacy, we had to write about where we went but we had to describe a contrast. For example summer and winter. I enjoyed getting to write about going to Colgate Games at Saxton Field in Nelson. I found it challenging to think of a contrast. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could have made the caption longer and more detailed.
Tents are blowing in the wind. People are cheering, before going to marshaling. Team Leaders are calling out to runners. The runners are coming in and out of the tent. All of a sudden a tent across the field jump up screaming and clapping. Their team has won something. Stuff is happening all around, yet the world seems slow.
It’s a hot afternoon, the 1500 meter runners have left. There is a sprinkler set on the track. As the runners set off the sun seems to heat up more, as if trying to burn us. Speakers appear to amplify voices in the heat, causing athletes to stumble. The sun is blisteringly hot so people are coming around selling ice blocks. The ice blocks seem like a gift from God in this heat.
It’s raining now, the only people outside the tents are competitors. Tents are zipped up with teams inside. People that aren’t competing have all their team clothes on - Singlet, t-shirt, hoodie, and jacket. Some are even wrapped up in blankets. As competitors leave they shiver as the rain hits them.
