Yesterday, King's College high school athletics team went out to UJ (University of Johannesburg) to an athletics meeting held there by Helpmahcraw - I am butchering the spelling of that name, but that's probably because I butcher the pronunciation of it. They are an Afrikaans school who is top of the A league and wins nearly every race. We're B-league, so we don't really compete against them, but they are amazing to watch.
Most of our meets, on Saturdays, take place from 9am to 1pm, but this meet lasted from 3pm to 8pm. At the moment, the sun sets around 6pm, which meant that for the last couple hours of the meeting, we ran under spotlight. I enjoyed running under spotlight much more than running during day, under the sun; it was cool, but not cold, and bright enough to see, but not so bright that you're blinded, unless you looked directly into the spotlights.
As well as running under spotlight, we ran on a rubber track instead of a grass and dirt one. The rubber track is more durable, and more profesional, but it can also give blisters, so athletes either wear shoes while running, or tape the soles of their feet. I got the chance to try out spikes, shoes built for traction and speed, and found spikes to be nicer to sprint in, although I still prefer to wear running sneakers for the longer distances. Spikes can also be a potential danger because they're so spiky. Getting stepped on would not be fun.
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