Yesterday was the first high school track meet of the season. I'll be honest, I was really looking forward to it. Robert didn't do track last year for a variety of reasons, and I was looking forward to him getting back out there. It was also an absolutely gorgeous day. In fact, I overdressed for the temperature. On the upside, it kept my sunburn (and yes, there was some) to a minimal since I had things so well covered, but it was warm.
Robert's coach had been touting his 800m relay team (we called it 4x200m back in the day). When I saw who he was running with, I was impressed. There are some pretty quick boys, and I thought maybe they had a shot. They ended up running in the JV heat though, so I didn't give it much thought as to how good it might be able to be. It turns out, the team that finished in front of them in their heat was DQ'd, and Robert's group finished fourth overall. Impressive! He also debuted as a 300m hurdler yesterday. Again, I thought he looked pretty good, and finished third in his heat and 6th overall out of 21 runners. In spite of how gorgeous the weather was, I decided after 4 hours that I was done watching and headed home with Catherine (who I forced to attend with me) since we were having company last evening. Robert was running the very last event, and I just couldn't handle the thought of staying (what would have turned out to be) another two hours. It turns out their relay came in 6th overall as well. It was a great way to begin the season!
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