Room 24 Cross Country Assembly Extravaganza

Room 24 have put our heads together to think of questions you may have about the Cross Country. - What track do we run? - How do we know where to go? - How long is the track? - What happens if we get the stitch? How can we cure it quickly? - What are the track conditions like? - How do we prepare before the race? - Who won the cross country last year? We worked out which question we were most interested in and broke into groups. In our groups we researched our question. Then we wrote a script to turn the information we had gathered into a small video clip. First up here is the video clip to get to know the course a little better. (Please note instead of two Zacs. One should be a Ryan.) Now we all know it wouldn’t be a cross country if there wasn’t a little bit of mud… To find out more about the track conditions on our course let’s go to Smithy and Foxy in the studio. Some of the people in our class decided to let you in on a few Cross Country tips, the ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ of running a cross country. Now we will go to Deborah with the Braniac girls with how to cure a stitch. Who won the cross country last year? How did they do it? Here are some Room 24 reporters with the 2011 Cross Country winners. When running the cross country you don’t only represent yourself, you also represent your house. Everyone will be running for house points. Your finishing race position will be the number of house points you earn for your house. The house with the lowest average will be crowned cross country winners. So make sure you try your hardest to pass that person in front of you. We know that everyone has put in the effort of training for the cross country so next Friday get out there and try your very best. Whether that be running the whole way, winning, making the top 12 and qualifying for the Otago Cross Country, beating your biggest rival or whatever – make sure when you cross the finish line you feel proud of your efforts.