Rakahuri Rage

RAKAHURI RAGE

Heat, that was all I felt aside from butterflies playing a VERY rough game of rugby in my stomach I was going to go on the first lap which was an extra 2.5km. So hot.

We all finally went to the meeting place.  One guy stood on a podium and gave us a briefing, you know, all the usual stuff, pass on the right, let the person know you're going to pass them. Tag the next rider when you have finished your lap, blah, blah, blah, it was sizzling hot, and all I cared about was starting and getting my first lap done. Anyway, I knew what to do because I'd read the info sheet.

We finally started the race. So hot, it must of been, 30 degrees or something. It was so hot, I acted like a thirsty camel today, I drank so much water, I'm surprised I didn't explode. I knew the track. And more importantly, I knew the trees, no, I'd never bashed into one of the trees, I'd just done the track round about 3 times.  I didn't know the extra part, and I didn't like it one bit, it was in the open, where the scorching sun made your skin peel and your hair, especially your eyebrows, sizzle up and disappear. Nah, I'm joking, but it was soooo hot, you would not believe it. And, guess what? I didn't get sunburned and I am the most sunburn prone person in my family. I will burn like wildfire on a windy day if I'm not slathered in sunscreen, and I hate putting it on! It takes forever!

Finally, I was in the forest, my, what I like to call, advantage area. I knew the forest like the back of my hand. And, it was shady, well, most of the time, but even that didn't stop the heat.

My favourite parts in the forest are: when you go up a hill and  down again, and, on one of the trees it says: caution, bumps. There are three in a row, so fun. That part is in the open IN THE SCORCHING HEAT, but then you go straight back into the forest after a nice down hill lump. :)

YAY! SHADE!

I finally got to the last hill. After that, I sped across the flat strip and then turned left. Raced down the grassy paddock exit , this is one of the hardest parts because, the grass is thick and it drags on your wheels. So annoying, zooming round the tents on the path, I finally reached the loburn school gazebo, everyone was cheering me on, I tagged Haylley and she was off down the track. Yay, now I had at least an hour to rest and eat some food, and the good thing was, my  few laps would be shorter!

Okay, while I'm resting, I'll tell you about my team: our name was Lightning, supposedly we were fast, sometimes true and sometimes not. In my team there was, Haylley, Ethan and myself.

None of us liked the grassy paddock.

Some things you'll want to know about me, my name is Rhianna, I love to ride bikes, I hate riding on grass, today I did four laps, I honestly don't know why, I didn't have to, I think I'm mental. And someone I was really proud of today was Ethan, because on his 2nd lap, he didn't want to do it, but he did do it. And he finished it without an accident. Good job Ethan!

And the day was finally over. When I went home I headed for the shower. That night, I went to sleep with a smile of satisfaction on my very tired face.

I am so proud of myself because I didn't have to do an extra lap, but I did and it was my shortest lap; 25 min.

My time for my first lap, with extra 2.5km was 37min. My other timings were all about 30min.