Conclusion of 2024 Track season
The 2024 season has finally come to an end. Before the start of this season, my only goal was to get a good mark and make the school team. I wanted a different result. Yet everything in this season was a great experience. Many of them were my first time. I know I can’t expect to get things in place the first time I try. So, although I did not get the desired result, I still have faith and confidence in what I believe. I have the potential to be competitive.
This season, I have competed in various locations in one year: jumping in the tri-state area with the best mark of 7.09m, jumping in Toronto with the support of my friends and the best mark of 6.81m, then traveling back to where I grew up to jump the best mark of 6.86m. Even more precious for a Hong Konger is the experience of the indoor season (there are no indoor meets in Hong Kong). It is more complicated than I thought to compete overseas. On the Physiological side, it challenges the body to adapt to a new environment with an adjustment in training. On the mental side, it challenges my mind to focus on just the track instead of the audience. Those who are talented might already have the experience at an early age. Those who are not that athletic might never have had such experience competing overseas. I am very grateful to have had so many opportunities come into my life. Of course, I have to thank myself for not giving up and continuing to seek opportunities. It reminds me that success is always a combination of luck and skills. We all want lucky moments, but skills are all you need to seize the opportunity when the time comes.
At the same time, I would like to give special credit to my friends and family. The presence of every single one of you put me under more pressure. Those are valuable lessons, gradually pushing me to be tough enough to withstand all the noise and stay focus. Things to highlight this season are the first time having my family to watch, the first time doing the clap, and the first time having a “media squad” with professional gear recording me. I tried my best to look calm and deliver what I've got. I don’t know if I was doing great. But I can be sure that the more I am exposed to pressure, the better I will be able to handle it, which can not be done without the help of every single one of you.
I feel so blessed to be in this stage of my life: having people around me who support and appreciate what I am doing, having countless obstacles in front of me yet still having a clear path, having opportunities to actualize my potential, and having a lot of space for trials and errors. But I won’t stop at this stage. I will get the results. I will grow, move to the next phase, and strive for more on my resume.
Data of the 2024
Highlight of this season: https://youtube.com/shorts/J-GPlKJLxQQ
