School’s ending! The end is finally in sight! It’s been a long year. Not to say it hasn’t been enjoyable, but thank god it’s almost summer. The weather is finally starting to move away from the frigid hell that is winter. The days are getting longer. Finally!
Even though we are on the cusp of summer, things are not letting up. It seems like every teacher is trying to pile as much homework on us as possible. The threat of finals is becoming omnipresent. The best part though, is productivity is going down the drain. I can’t work diligently for more than 5 minutes without my body telling me to drift outside and enjoy summer. I find myself napping in the sun more than sitting at my cold desk, writing in the lowlight environment of my basement.
Another thing the end of the year brings is the end of track. As I look forward to summer, I look forward to cross country. I can’t help but to think about how great it is training with the team next year. There is one problem though: it’s still track season. As summer draws ever closer, track gets more frustrating in a lot of ways. Early in the season, there’s not a massive amount of pressure to perform; a lot of the meets we go to for the first few months are small and not very competitive. At this point, we are drawing ever closer to state series, which is a frightening ordeal. This is crunch time. People are trying to qualify for the Honor Roll meet and cut their times enough to hopefully secure a state spot. Also, it’s almost too hot at this point. The weather is great for a leisurely stroll, but a workout or even an easy run in 90-degree weather can take a lot out of you. Also, the season has been going strong for 3 months, which is a long time. It’s pretty easy to get burnt out on running at this point.
As this academic year draws to a close, everyone is getting pumped for summer. It is so hard to stay focused on school-related activities as we can begin to taste the freedom that will be ours in days. However, school isn’t over yet and neither is track. As I said earlier, it is crunch time. We have to stay focused during these last weeks. Now is the time to get all of this stuff that has been piling up accomplished. Summer is the reward for all the hard work we’ve been putting in over all of these long months, and the work is not yet done.
It's frustrating because you have a lot of free time during the summer, but it's also when it is really hot and humid outside. No one wants to run in the stale air inside, so it's tough to get runs in. I've talked to a lot of people that say they like cross country much better than track, it seems to be a common theme. Good luck on your end of the year meets, and hang in there with all of that work. Just two weeks left!
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I'm graduating in two days and I just have to keep reminding myself to get through these 48 hours. It's just 48 hours. It may be the hardest of my life (though it probably isn't) and I will still survive and be DONE. Three exams, one paper, and two lab reports--> graduation.
No matter what, just remember that summer is just around the corner and getting through the next week will be hard, but you WILL survive and probably do wonderfully! Finals are always more intimidating before you take them.
Good post.
Wow. Ditto.
ReplyDeleteThe more work we get, the harder it is to do any of it. Even worse, all I can think about are my plans for summer.
The weather makes it worse. It is so humid that I don't feel like doing anything that doesn't involve cool drinks and air-conditioning.
Some people think that the hardest week of the school year is in the middle, but my hardest week is definitely the last week in the school year. I have difficulty concentrating on getting work done, and I have a tendency of procrastinating (even if at the beginning of the year, I only put down a 5 or so on a scale of 10). But now that summer is here, I have difficulty filling up my entire summer schedule.
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