Recovering from sports day

Yesterday my school held its annual sports day. Just like the usual school field days in America, sports days are meant to give the kids a chance to have fun and play games. For me its a difficult event as it tests my asthma. Last year there were moments where I could barely breathe. This year I had planned on taking it easy, but as I've learned over the years, my plans tend to not go well.

The event was split into two parts, one for the younger kids, and a second for the older students. The idea of the event was for everyone to have fun, and of course use some English as well, since it is an English school. The first event was very hard. I ended up being a semi group leader, which meant making sure the kids were in their right teams. And of course I would play some of the games with the kids. We had an obstacle course that the parents could join in with the kids. I stood in for one kid's parent since they couldn't come. Running the course took a lot out of me, but the next event, tag, caused me considerable trouble as I started having chest pains in my lung area. Thankfully I got a rest and was able to drink a lot of water. That helped me a lot. We then played some dodgeball, and finished up with a treasure hunt for the kids. It was a fun morning, but it was only half way done.

After lunch the older kids came in. This time we started off with a dodgeball tournament. My team that afternoon really enjoyed it. A group of girls in the team kept wanting to talk and play with me, especially arm wrestling as they were strong! We then had a big treasure hunt and followed it up with my most hated game, duck duck goose. This is where everyone decided to bully me and kept choosing me. I had said before the event that I would sit out this game, but I decided to tough it out and try to do my best. It wasn't good for my asthma but I survived and the kids seemed to love my effort as they kept cheering me on.. We finished the day with a relay and some extra playtime.

Overall I had a great time, and it seemed to me that the kids also had a great time too. Myself and my coworkers worked very hard and did a great job. However after coming home the damage I did to my body was very apparent. My asthma had been activated and has been bugging me since. I can breathe OK but I feel ill. My muscles are also sore, especially my hurt knee. But hopefully I'll be healed soon. It was a fun event but I am glad its over.