（日本語は後半にあります）
【ENGLISH】
The steps I am posting today are from yesterday.
Yesterday was the field day for the district where I live. This field day was the reason why I had been so busy with the PTA for the last month, and I had to coordinate the number of people in the group competitions that each district competes in because they didn't match. Finally, the day of the event! I felt relieved that I would be able to finish the event without any problems! I was halfway through the morning of the day with a refreshed feeling.
However, the temperature has dropped dramatically since Saturday, and cold rain was falling from early yesterday morning. I thought, "This means the event will probably be canceled, my work will be in vain, but oh well..." Then, just before 7:00 a.m., a notice went out on SNS that the event was going to be held. What? Are we really going to do it?
Some of the PTA officers were supposed to be at the venue to help with the operation, and I was one of them. It was raining, but as long as I had been informed that the event was to be held, I had no choice but to head to the venue with an umbrella. As I listened to the explanations of the district officers, the rain started to fall heavier and heavier, and I was so cold that I couldn't really take in the explanations of the district officers.
Still, there was no sign of cancellation, and soon the athletes were gathering in droves to register. I was too cold even though I was wearing Uniqlo's HEATTECH underwear for both top and bottom, but the children were doing their preparatory exercises in short sleeves under the cold rain. Seeing this, I reminded myself that some of the children had indeed practiced hard for today, and that it was better to go ahead with the event if I considered their feelings.
Still, cold is cold! Even the hokkai-iroko (warmer) that I received from the district officer soon became cold. The sweet potato snacks that were passed around as gifts were also cold, as was the tea I received for lunch, and the sushi lunch box, all of which were cold. However, I was able to watch both the individual competitions and the group competitions, which I coordinated the number of people for, go off without a hitch, and in the end I was glad that the event was held.
I went home to change clothes, ran to a convenience store to buy hot coffee, and moved around the venue, and before I knew it, my step count had exceeded 8,000 steps😉
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【JAPANESE】
今日投稿する歩数は昨日のものです。
昨日は私が住む地区の運動会がありました。先月からずっとPTAで慌ただしかったのもこの運動会のせいで、各地区が出場する団体競技の人数が合わないからと、私が調整をしていたのでした・・・やっと開催当日！これさえ無事に終われば肩の荷が下りる！と、半ば清々しい気持ちで当日の朝を迎えたのですが。
土曜日から気温がぐっと下がり、昨日は早朝から冷たい雨が降っていました。この調子では開催は中止だろうな、人数調整は骨折り損になってしまうけど、まあ仕方ないか・・・と思ったら、7時前にLINEで「決行」のお知らせが流れました。え？やるの、ホントに・・・？
PTA役員のうち何人かは会場で運営の手伝いをすることになっており、私もその一人でした。雨、降ってるけど・・・と思いながら、「決行」の連絡があった以上は仕方ないので傘をさして会場に向かいます。地区の役員から説明を聞いているうちに、雨はどんどん大降りになっていき、寒くて寒くて、地区役員の説明があまり頭に入らなくなっていきました。
それでも中止する気配はなく、そのうち出場者がぞろぞろ集まってきて受付を済ませていきます。私は上下ヒートテックを着ても寒くて仕方がなかったのに、子どもたちは冷たい雨の下で半袖で準備体操をしています。その様子を見て、確かに今日に向けて練習を重ねてきた子もいるのだろうし、その子たちの気持ちを考えたら決行した方が良いんだよね、と思い直しました。
それでも寒いものは寒い！地区の役員からもらったホッカイロも、すぐに冷たくなってしまって。「16時間持続」って書いてあるのに、何で？！と同じPTA役員と騒ぎましたが、どうやら私たちの手が冷えすぎてカイロの温かさを感じられなくなっていただけのようでした（家に帰ってから触ったらまだ温かかったので）。差し入れで回ってきた大学芋のおやつも冷たいし、お昼に貰ったお茶も、お寿司の弁当も全てが冷たくて参りました。。。
しかし個人競技も、私が人数を調整した団体競技も滞りなく運ぶのを見届けることができ、最終的には良かったと思える開催となりました。
とにかくずぶ濡れで寒かったですけどね🥶途中着替えるために帰宅したり、温かいコーヒーを買いにコンビニに走ったり、会場であちこち動き回ったりで、歩数も8,000歩を越えました。
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