Cross Country season

Kyle and Emily ran cross country this fall and had a great time with it. They had 3 meets to run against other kids in Salt Lake area. They improved their times and raced well. Kyle was able to best the field in 2 of 3 of the races and the 3rd race he took 2nd. Emily improved her times at each race and always ran with a smile. She even had her mile PR time within the 3k races. Nice running! 

Cross Country fall finale

Kyle and Emily finished off the fall season of cross country. They both enjoyed the season, the sport, and their team very much. They worked really hard and ran to their heart's content. Both talk of running more in the spring and with cross country next fall. 

Emily and her teammate running together

Kyle after he got trampled at the start. It's hard being an elementary age kid running with middle schoolers who are much bigger than you. Kyle learned that even when you get trampled, you get up again and start running. And that they aren't going to start the race over because you got trampled. 

Kyle, Emily, and a few of their young teammates (ones in elementary school) ran a JO race together / appropriate age / gender divisions after the team season was over. It was a fun experience for the kids to actually run against kids their own age and see where they stack up. Both ran hard, had fun, and did well. 

Track awards

And just like that, the track season is over. The kids had a great time and learned a lot about track and field. Emily constantly improved on her PR in the mile. Kyle remained undefeated in the mile and set his own PR. Great job Kyle & Em!

Emily mile

Emily running the mile

Running series finale

What was even cooler than a fun weekend away in Asheville with Spike was making it back home in time to see Kyle, Emily & Aaron run in the final race of the running series. Aaron did his speed mission and Kyle and Emily ran their miles. Em had accumulated enough points in her division to be the overall winner for her age group! Way to go Emily!! Kyle raced to first place in this race. He didn't compete in all of the races in the series because he had soccer at the same time. He ended up with a 3rd place in his division. The kids have certainly gotten a great does of running and are seeing how much fun they can have with it. Way to go!!

At the starting line

Kyle sprinting down the finish line. 

Emily kicking it in

Finisher medals

First place Emily!!

Aaron & Emily run

Aaron and Emily started participating in a fun kid running series. Aaron's age group runs a 50 yard dash and Emily's age group runs 1 mile. It's a cute little mob of mini-runners (and unfortunately some parents behaving badly). Regardless, the kids had a lot of fun. The girls mile was certainly a smaller group but Emily enjoyed it and was the rabbit of the group. Great job Em!!

Kyle's mile

Kyle ran the fastest mile in 4th grade at his school so he got to compete in the district track meet against other kids who also were the fastest in their grades. It was a beautiful day out. Kyle was sick leading up to the meet (and for days afterwards with a bad cold and ear infection) but he did not want to miss it at all. All things considered, he did amazingly well. He finished sub 7 minutes (6:52) and was middle of the pack. Would be amazing to see what he can run when healthy (and not having his shoe fall off twice - he will be double checking his laces in future races). He has good running instinct. Way to go Kyle!

Kyle sprint ending. He lost his shoe twice in his final sprint and each time he went back for it. The second time he didn't put it back on his foot and just carried it in. 

Kyle slow motion running. Good form Kyle!