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Personal Narrative: The Big Day

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Today is the big day. The cross country meet. It’s finally wrap up and i heard the all call for all the Cross Country kids to go and get ready. Me and couple of other kids get out of our seats and leave the classroom. We quickly get ready and head for the buses. The ride wasn’t long, just to Gull Lake. Once there, we got off the bus and stretched out. The boys ran at four thirty and it was already three forty five. so I had to get ready quick. All the boys and girls were given time to walk the course so we knew what to expect. It was mostly flat and you ran in the grass and some gravel. Finally, we get back to the starting line and get ready to run. I have butterflies in my stomach. I always get stressed out right before I run. The man with

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