1000 m

The gun went off. We ran. 1 minute later... I was puffing. Another minute later... My body was aching, a stich was forming in my stomach. Another minute later...

"1 lap, another lap and I'm finished." A few seconds later... My throat was on fire. The scorching sun wasn't that much of a help.

20 seconds later... "Breath in, breath out," "breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out, breath in and in and in and in and in," "My lungs are bursting!" "Breath out and out and out and out!" "I'm running out of air!" "In, out, in, out,in, out, in, out, in, out, in, out, in, out, in, out..."