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No Pain, No Gain

By Anonymous
Esther Kim

With the start of the second semester comes the beginning of the track and field season. This year, over 60 student-athletes kick-started their first week of school with a series of time trials. On Wednesday, January 16, the students faced the infamous mile run. On Thursday, the 18th, they pushed through with field events (shot put, javelin, discuss, and high jump) on Upper Field. Finally, on Saturday morning, the 19th, the athletes drove to City Stadium to record times for their sprints (100m, 200m, 400m) on a real track. 

Blood, sweat, and tears were evident during all of these days. Most of the students were exhausted for the week, and a few were injured in the process. Nonetheless, each person who had become "rusty" over Christmas break was able to loosen up for the PSAC tournament the following week--Thursday and Friday, January 24-25, to be more exact.

The PSAC tournament includes four other international schools across the island: Uplands, Tenby, Prince of Wales, and Fairview. During the meet, the schools were evenly matched in all events, so the spirit of competition was pungent in the scorching hot atmosphere. The students of Dalat, however, showed excellent attitudes to both fellow Dalat athletes and the other schools, cheering at the top of their lungs and interacting with other schools.

What started as tedious and fatiguing practices now became a time to grow in all aspects of life. We improve physically, mentally, socially, and spirituality as we aim to honor God in all that we do. There is still a long way to go before track and field season ends; there is a lot more pain these athletes have to endure--but also a lot more gains to look forward to.

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