First Track Meet

Yesterday was Lexee's first high school track meet.  Mine too.

The last time she ran track she was in 8th grade.  

She was good, and made it to the district level in several events.

She wasn't interested in doing track last year.  

Maybe because she didn't have that all-important friend support (a buddy on the team).

Or maybe she was just worn out from the seemingly never-ending cheer season.

But things were different this year... thus, our first high school track meet.

Our high school is new, so there are only freshmen and sophomores on the team

(because we only have freshmen and sophomores in the school).

Even though this qualifies the school to compete on the 3A level, 

these kids are competing against older kids... those juniors and seniors.

As I have watched the various forms of school competitions the past two years,

it is very apparent that there is a big difference in growth, maturity and experience

(that can only come from growth, maturity and experience... can I be any more repetitious today?)

between those "full" schools, and our freshman/sophomore school.

But those kids at LHS have done us proud.  They have performed well and played hard.

So back to the track meet.

Lexee was in the sprint relay -- a 100-100-200-400 

(for those of you who understand track lingo -- I'm learning.  It's actually very similar to swimming I've discovered).

She was running the final 400.  She had competed earlier in another relay where she had to run an 800.

She was tired.  She couldn't breathe.  She didn't feel like she could run that final relay.

I was worried... she thought she might throw up along the way... I know how embarrassing that is

(from experience -- Britta's first cross country meet as a freshman.  She lost it at the finish line).

The race began.  The first 100... then the next... the 200... Legend was in last place.

I worried.  I knew how much Lexee would hate being the last one across the finish line.

The baton hand-off was less than smooth, then Lexee forgot to cut to the inside lane as early as she could have.

But she ran... and ran... and ran...

She passed a runner, then another.  She was soooo close to that first place girl.

The Legend supporters were cheering her name.

She crossed the finish line second, but it was close.

Lexee's coach told her she had set a new school record for a girls 400.
Another proud moment for my mommy memory book.

There were smiles after the meet was over... and the promise of a yummy hamburger lunch.

And random pictures...

The day was beautiful.  

And Lexee's goal of someday making it on the "Wall of Legends" at school may be a little closer.