First Track Meet

The Hardy Boys attended their very first track meet ever at Fern Creek High School this past week end. They had been running hard at track practice and trying hard to understand this new sport...how it is different than cross country running. They were excited to see what they could do...but they were both nervous.

real nervous.....

They were in 3 events...the first being the mile.....

The gun went off and they were off and running around the track.....

So how did they do? Well Riggs took off and was in 6th or 7th place about half way into the first lap...I just didn't know how well he would pace himself....

As he approached the end of his first lap he was in third place....

He got up to Ethan.....

and then passed him too...

He was pushing and trying so hard.....

You can't be any more proud of your child than when you witness them give their all to something....

He really laid his heart on the line...and finished first and with a new PR.

He was pleased with his 5:50 mile...

And little Rollins......

well he laid his heart on the line too...

and ran as fast as his little legs could go....

and he also crossed the finish line with a new PR....a 6:36 mile

There is a lot of waiting and watching at a track meet...and this was our first one ever so we took it all in...

But the boys were in Heaven watching the middle school boys....Riggs & Rollins could watch Trenton and Josh run all day long...

Soon they were up for the 800....and they rocked that out too.....Riggs placing first in his age group and Rollins placing second.....

We ended the day with a relay.....

It was all fun and games until they looked up to size up the competition ! I'm not one to make excuses but the 7th graders may have had a tiny bit more leg length and muscle mass than my 7 and 9 year old...I'm just saying'!

But my boys ran like they were just as tall an any boy out there!

Determination.....

Perseverance .....

Heart.....

It was a fun first track meet...and a day I won't forget. We have another one in two weeks and I think now  that we have one under our belt the next one will be even better! I am so proud of my boys! They love to run...truly they do!