fitness program

Our fitness program is basically waking up at 7:00 am and then doing either a 3.4 km run, a 5.5 km run, a 9.2 km run or a 11 km run. We also do some power training or play a game.

The first run which was on Saturday 14 March 2009 was a 3.4 km run and we had to run from the shed on camp to the steps that lead on to the road which then went on to the jetty and then from the steps we ran back. On this first run we had to jog that distance on o footpath and it started at 7:00 am on the dot and when it turned 7:00 we would all run off down the path. These runs are hard and as well as it being very early it was also cold and you were tired. On the first run I got a time of something because I cant access my time at the moment. After the runs we would list our times and then head off for breakfast.

On Sunday 15 March 2009 we did a 5.5 km run which went along the same path as the 3.4 km run but when you got to the stairs you kept going on to the jetty that was further up the road and then you would run back. This run was harder because it was longer and there was a big hill that you had to run up on the way there and on the way back. Once you got back to the stairs you ran the same way back to the shed then you would record your time and head off for breakfast. On this 5.5 km run I got a time of 45.40 minutes and that meant that I came almost last.

On Monday 16 March 2009 instead of doing a run we played a modified game of soccer. the rules were basically the same only to score points every single player of both teams had to be in the forward half. So if you scored a goal and 2 of the oppositions players weren't in the forward half you would get two points. And if you scored another goal and 2 of your players weren't in the forward half the other team would get 2 points. We played this game for the same time that we did the runs which were around 45 minutes. Once the game had finished we went off for breakfast.

On Tuesday 17 March 2009 we did another 5.5 km run which was the same as the other 5.5 km run. the only thing that had changed was the times of people. most people had improve while some had stayed the same and I think that one person got slower than their previous time. I had improved on my time by almost 15 minutes and I am very proud of that. Mr Mkinnon had also gotten here and did the run with us. He didn't look tired at all and was making faces at people. After everyone had finished instead of heading off for breakfast we all got a roll mat and did push ups and sit ups. My final time was 31.30 minutes. After the push ups and sit ups we then headed off for breakfast.

On Wednesday 18 March 2009 we didn't do a run instead we did power training. Power training involves doing a 1 km run down a sand track down to Flaherty's beach and doing sprints on the sand. The first set of sprints were running back and forth over a 10 m distance and touching a line as you turned. This was very tiring and you did them in fours so there would be 4 people running back and forth on the sand. The second set of sprints were over a 5 m distance and at one end when you touched the line you had to get down and to 10 push ups on the sand but this only happened on one line. After the second set a small group of about 6 or 7 people were allowed to go back early. I was part of that group and we had to jog all the way back along the sand track to the shed and only then could we have breakfast. Dale said that we had to jog back as a group which meant that we had to stay together and no running off.