Awesome day for the kids - Race Report

Little Cam, ran his city finals XC race today. After a terrible start from the worst spot on the line of 92 runners, he fought hard to catch up. We lost sight of them as they headed into the woods and when they came out a few minutes later he was in 5th. He was looking a little overheated and although I was hoping he'd make a charge, I knew he was done. They passed us at about the half way, he was still in 5th. We lost sight of them again shortly after that and they came into the final straight in 8th, he passed a guy back for 7th and could quite catch 6th. So he finished 7th overall, in the city finals (no state for 8 year olds). The 6 ahead of him lurked a foot taller than him. He is so small and looks like he is in the wrong race some days!

Sarah turned 16 yesterday, and ran her first race as a 16 year old. It was a preliminary track meet preparing for upcoming more serious races. She was seeded in the faster of the 2 1500m heats and it proved to be a very fast heat. She ran a personal best 4:59!

After a great final lap surge she went from 4th and caught right up to the 2nd runner but finished a half step behind in a close very close 3rd place. It was an exciting race that had the feel of a championship.

A friend mentioned to me today, may this be a good omen on my upcoming marathon this Sunday!

Cam, at the start



The big finish



Sarah - Lap 1


Sarah final lap