Horrible activity. The one reason I never made honor roll/dean's list in middle and high school, of all things. I usually had a 97 to 100 in all actual classes and around an 80 in PE, so was ineligible for the honor roll (I think it was something like you couldn't have any grades below 85). Plus I really was acutely aware of my inability to throw a ball or whatever. No need to be publicly shamed 4 days a week for years. We had timed runs in high school where your grade depended on your time. Liberal education, mind-body-spirit kind of stuff. Except the focus on the body had negative effects on my spirit. Free time to move around outside would have been awesome.
Unclear. There was some serious rounding/curving going on, though, to get me to the C+/B- level, though, or else I would have outright failed. The PE coaches had an actual printed chart of the 1.5-mile run times and the corresponding grades. I always got the lowest score in 7th and 8th grades; my most frequent time of 16-18 min for the 1.5 miles equated to a score of 36 out of 100. I got better in 9th grade when it was upped to 3-mile runs and I scored around 60 out of 100. Luckily after 9th grade we no longer had this ridiculous class, and instead I could focus on my APs. The worst feeling in the world was going to sleep Sunday night knowing I'd have to do a timed run on Monday morning that most likely would get me a failing score and a public shaming.
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