Gymnist Diaries

By Micala Bruce

Dear diary, Monday. I wake up and dip my washcloth in the luke warm water, although I am still half asleep. I slowly bring the cloth up to my face. I slip on some jeans and a blue-stripped shirt and walk down stairs ready for breakfast. I got to scool ready for a tiring day. As usual I complain to my friends about my busy life and how much I loath the beginning of the week. Not much to do just another day. I get home and indulge myself in apples and the Halloween candy that I have left over, and then get started on my homework. Two hours I am ready for gymnastics. The earlier practice for the level 6’s consists of giant on the strap bat, backhandspring backflip on tumble track, and backwalkovers on beam. I finish my giants and head over to beam. 5 backflips that doesn’t sound so bad. Great!!! Now it’s not to fat to go.  I just have to finish beam. Oh great!!!! My coach is making us tumble now. We have to set up the mat and get in a line to warm up. After pit tumbling we go in the gym. We have 3 of our events. “ladies, straight legs. Straight arms” finally! The earlier practice is over!!! Well the rest of the practice was not too exiting. We did bars, vault and beam, oh how fun that was! Burnout! The worst part of the whole practice, and the practice is 3 hours long! We have push-up’s and pull-up’s and press-handstands. It’s a tough time to go threw especially if it’s the end of practice. Now I have to go home and finished my homework! I can be in bead by 10:00 and that’s pretty early!!!! See ya diary!!!!!!