First meet: April 25. The boys could choose one of three race distances: 400m, 800m, and 1600m. Zach and Tyler both ran the 800m race and did a great job! Garry, the Littles, and I shivered on the sidelines. It was frosty cold (in the 30's) and windy. Zach and Tyler begrudgingly wore jackets when they weren't racing. Gavin ran up and down the sidelines and played soccer during the entire meet (about 90 minutes). At the end he was thrilled for a chance to run a lap around the track. When we got in the car he said, "My hips are tired." MY hips were tired...but just from watching him!
Second meet: May 2. This was sprint night. Races were 50m, 100m, 200m, and 400m. Lexi and I skipped this meet because it was snowing, but Gavin went with Garry and had the time of his life. Run, Gavin, run! Zach and Tyler enjoyed the faster pace of this meet. Tyler ran the 50m and 200m, while Zach ran the 100m and 400m.
Third meet: May 9. This meet's format was the same as the first week, but this time Tyler chose the 800m race and Zach ran the mile. The weather was glorious all day, but just before race time some crazy wind blew in. Wow! I thought we would blow away. As usual, the boys did well. Tyler was especially motivated on the stretches when he could hear us cheering and calling his name. His 800m time was 4:26. Zachary kept a pretty steady pace during his four laps and had a great kick at the end, finishing a mile in 8:24. I'm proud of my boys!
This morning Tyler and Zach both ran last night's race distances on the treadmill. I'd be a happy mama if they developed a long-term love of running!
4 comments:
how fun! but man, i can feel the ice cold temperatures through your pictures....BRR!
I, too, do not have the figure of a runner but I'm working on it. I don't have the excuse of being prego, as you do, however. But I LOVE it and am working on my emotional eating issues that keep me from achieving the runner's body I hope to have one day. I'm blogging about my journey on my blog:
I wish my children loved it as much as yours do. Hopefully your kids will stick with it. All of my kids have run races with me at one time or another but aren't interested anymore. Hopefully you can get back to it after the baby's born. Your kids are more likely to stick with it if you do it together! Yay running!
Snowing.
In May.
I'm still kind of stuck on that part!
Anyway.
A school running club is super, super cool. I would put my kids in that in a second if they had one here! Maybe I could start one.
Maybe someone else will start one.
That is super awesome--I wish we had a running club around here for my kids. They need it!
PS - I covet the beanies your boys are wearing!
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