Today, I took part in the Charnwood AC Open Meeting at Loughborough University, and I had been looking forward to it all week. The race was scheduled for 6:50pm in the evening, so it came right after a full day at school. I felt quite tired before the race because I had ended up running a 1,500-metre trial earlier that day at school. It was a surprise as I didn’t know we were doing trials for Sports Day. I gave it everything in that race because I really wanted to be chosen to run the 1,500 metres on Sports Day. Even though my legs were a bit tired, I was still determined to do my very best at Loughborough that evening.

After school, my dad picked me up and we set off for the two-hour drive to Loughborough, with my sister coming along too. I was entered into a 600-metre race, which is a distance I really enjoy. What made it even more exciting was that my sister was running in the same race. I’d heard so many amazing things about Loughborough University, especially about how brilliant their sports facilities are. I think I’d really like to go there when I’m older, so running there felt like a really big deal.

Today, I ran at the Radlett Rotary Fun Run. I was really excited to return because I had raced here last year and done very well. This year, I was running in two races — the 1.5 km race first, followed by the 5 km race straight after. I really wanted to beat my time from last year’s 1.5 km race, which was 5 minutes and 57 seconds, but I also had to be careful. I knew I had a much longer and tougher race coming up next, so I needed to save some of my energy.

As soon as the 1.5 km race started, I sprinted ahead to get into the lead. One boy tried to keep up with me for a short while, but I quickly pulled ahead and started creating a big gap. After that, there wasn’t really much competition — I was far in front. I didn’t need to push myself too hard, and I ended up winning the race easily. My time was 5 minutes and 43 seconds, which was faster than last year. The funniest part was that the person closest behind me was my eight-year-old sister!

Today, I ran in the Hitchin 10K Golden Mile, which is a special 1-mile race for children aged 14 and under. The race goes around Hitchin town centre, and it was my first time ever entering it. I was a bit nervous because the route looked confusing with lots of twists and turns. There were also hills, uneven bricks, and I knew I would be racing against boys and girls who were much older than me. But I was still determined to give it my best.

We arrived early, so I had time to walk the course before the race began. That helped a little, but it still seemed tricky to follow. Even with that, I was focused on doing well. As the race started, I sprinted quickly to get a good position and found myself in second place straight away. The boy in first place was very tall and looked much older than me, maybe even a teenager. He was running really fast, but I was going to try my hardest to stay close.

Today, I took part in the Middlesex Young Athletics League race in Perivale. I was chosen to be one of the scorers for my club’s under 11s team, which made me feel very proud. In each race, two athletes are selected as scorers for the team, so it felt special to be one of them. I knew I had to give my best and try as hard as I could to get a great result for myself and my club.

The race was 600 metres long, and I felt confident because I had been doing really well in training. My best official time in a track meeting before this was 2 minutes and 1 second, but I had run 1 minute 54 in practice, so I knew I had the chance to beat my personal best. I was focused and ready to run fast.