Cross Country

ISSA Zone Cross Country

The ISSA Zone Cross Country was held on Wednesday 8 June at Roto Kohatu, with teams from Years 5 to 8 representing Medbury School.

The event was a lot of fun. We arrived a couple of hours before the race, so we were able to watch the younger boys’ races and have a look around the track. As the older Medbury boys had been to the track in previous years, they took the opportunity to show the younger Medbury boys around the track so they could see the best ways to go and what edge to run on. We told them the rules and where to stand at the start line.

After the racing, we were able to do some stretching to cool down, and attend the Prize Giving, where first, second and third places were awarded.

Medbury did well in all age groups, with the Year 5 boys taking out 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. In the Years 6, 7 and 8 races, Medbury boys also triumphed in 1st and 3rd places respectively. Henry Cooney, 8E

Year 5 boys at ISSA Zones, and Year 8 boys at CPS Zones

CPS Cross Country

The CPS Cross country was held at Nga Puna Wai on Wednesday 22 June, with teams from Years 5 to 8 representing Medbury School.

It was a cold and windy day. None of our year groups had raced at Nga Puna Wai before, so a guide took us around the whole track. There were different tracks for the Years 5 and 6 boys (who were running 2 kms) and the Years 7 and 8 boys (who were running 3 kms). We waited for an hour and a half before the races actually started. The younger year groups raced first, with the Year 8 boys watching seven races before theirs, while trying to stay warm in their tracksuit pants! We had gone to get the numbers to put on our sports tops, but had put on the wrong numbers, so by the time we had walked around the whole track to get the right numbers, our socks were wet before we had even started racing. Our hands were freezing and it was insanely windy.

Medbury had several boys finishing in the top 10, including George Wood who won the Year 7 race in an impressive time of 11.51 minutes which was the same time as the Year 8 winner. A tremendous effort by all. We all enjoyed our races and listening to the Olympic runner who came to speak at the Prize Giving. The top twenty boys were invited to run for the Canterbury Running Club. It was extremely busy exiting the venue and we were all pleased with our performance. Henry Cooney, 8E