Today was such an exciting day because I ran in the Abbots Langley Tough 10 race! It’s a really big event in Abbots Langley where lots of people come to run different distances. I took part in the 3 km race which was for Year 5 and Year 6 runners. I knew it was going to be quite hard because my brother ran it last year, and even though it’s meant to be 3 km, his watch said it was actually 3.9 km! There’s also a really steep hill, so I knew I had to be brave and strong.

When the race started, all the Year 5 and 6 boys and girls lined up together for the 3K. The older runners in Years 7 and 8 were doing the 5K race, and we all started at the same time. Both races followed the same path, but the 3K runners turned off earlier while the 5K runners carried on. I told myself I wanted to try and be the first girl to finish, even across both races, so I could maybe get a trophy.

Today I ran in the Moor Park 10K and Junior Fun Run at Merchant Taylors’ School in Northwood. The junior run takes place on their big football pitches, and it’s such a fun event. I ran it last year in the under 10 girls race and came first with a time of 5 minutes and 30 seconds, so this year I really wanted to win again and beat my time by a lot.

It was a bit of a crazy day because my brother had a table tennis tournament at the same time. My dad had to leave his match to take me to the run, so we only had a few minutes to warm up before the race started. I was a bit rushed, but I tried to stay calm and get focused.

Today I ran at Colney Heath School in the District League. I was really excited because this was my first District League race of the year, and I was proud to be running as the vice-captain. I wanted to show that I could do well and help my team.

The course was three laps, so I knew it was important to get a good start. I tried hard at the beginning, but I didn’t get the start I wanted. Because of that, I had to work harder during the race to move up into the front positions.

Today I ran at Pitshanger Junior parkrun. I was really excited because I hadn’t run there for a few weeks, and it’s my favourite junior parkrun course. The distance is 2 km, and my personal best before today was seven minutes and forty-seven seconds. My aim was to beat that time and hopefully run faster than ever before. I woke up feeling determined and ready to give it everything I had.

When we arrived, I noticed straight away that there were so many children. Normally there are around 70 or 80 runners, but today it felt like at least double that number. Later, I found out there were actually over 150 children taking part, which made it one of the busiest junior parkruns I’ve seen. This made me even more determined to get a good start, because I knew it would be harder to get a good position in such a big field.