Friday, July 29, 2016

Gymnastics Olympics

I woke with a start. Any moment, the alarm would go off, shrill sqeals, or dull thumping noises. Not only is it the last day of the holidays, it’s the day of my TriStar gymnastics compitition! All gymnastics clubs in the North Island are participating today! Auckland to New Pylmouth, Taupo to Morrninsville. People will even come up from chrischurch!

Packing our bags, and checking out of the hotel. Approaching the massive building that loomed above us, I open my door. Getting swallowed up into the building, allows me to feel the rock solid wooden floor beneath me. Nerves build up inside me.

Waves of relief wash into shore as I set foot onto the springy apparatus, waving to the crowd. A grin spreads across my face as I present to the judges. It grows as I do my routine, then explodes into a beaming smile as my eyes skim across the best score in the team.

Prizegiving is the best, for I win the vault, only to be presented with the biggest certificate of all time!

R - Me
A - Anyone
F - Moment in Time

T- Twisted holidays - My gym comp in Auckland.

4 comments:

  1. Way to go Kaelyn - top effort in your gym comp! I also loved the way you captured me with your writing, from beginning to end, with your strong choice of vocab. I would have liked to have had more detail about what was involved in your vault - describing that actual moment, as if time had been suddenly put on slow motion.

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