This weekend Robert ran in his third cross country race, but before I discuss his race, let me tell you about the meet itself. This particular meet was held about 20 minutes from my hometown and about 20 minutes from where we used to live. My family had decided to come for Robert's 10:20 race, and I figured by 11:30 I would be at our old house and would have all day to work...a rarity these days!
The race was being held in a large park in a small town. As soon as I got off the interstate, I knew there were problems...the park was out of room for vehicles. Knowing how large this park was, I was concerned about the vast number of participants. I called my mom and explained the alternate parking situation, and was grateful to hear my father had not joined her. She was only bringing Grandma, and my sister was already there. After a bit, I was able to locate my sister who informed me that apparently several races had been added. I found the "team mom" who said apparently the organizers decided they had too many teams (UGH!) and decided to add high school races to break down the number of participants. This meant Robert's race wasn't even scheduled to begin until 11:30, and by 10AM they were already behind schedule. My mom didn't feel she could be away from my dad that long, and I understood. My sister wanted to attend a cousin's soccer game, so in the end no one other than myself and Catherine were there for the actual race. When the middle school race started, I was concerned about the number of participants for the narrow lane that had been cleared, and sure enough, several runners tripped over each other at the start. I was so irritated by the entire lack of organization for this event! Enough about the meet though...
Robert's goal for the week was 15:00. After cutting over two minutes off from week one to week two, I thought perhaps cutting another 1:40 off was a little too ambitious. I positioned myself about 30 yards from the finish line and waited. I was SO excited when he came into view and it wasn't yet 14 minutes into the race. He kicked it into high gear again, and finished very strong with a time of 14:34. I was so excited! He had cut over four minutes off in just two weeks! I was so proud that I cried!
This week Andrew's parents will be visiting and we have another meet. This one is quite a distance, but I'm looking forward to seeing how he does!
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