Nationals Cross Country                                                            

On Saturday (23.8.25), I was in Ballarat for the Nationals Cross Country Championships. I was on the state team for Tasmania. My race was the Under-13 girls 3km. It was really flat compared to Tassie, and there were two big, super-muddy mud patches which they had made with dirt and water because there was no mud on the course originally. I had to make sure I tied my shoelaces tightly because people were losing shoes in the mud! It was really hard but so much fun. I came 40^th out of 66 people. I did a personal best time. My PB (personal best) for 3km was 12:35 but at Nationals I ran 12:12! I am really proud to have represented Tasmania for a second time at Nationals.

                                                                                                                                                -Grace 5/6A