The First Track Meet

Rylan had his first track meet yesterday! He has been practicing with his club for about 3 weeks. He loves to run, in fact in soccer he runs all around the field and never tires. Also last June our stake had a 5k and he ran the whole thing, and beat me! So we thought this might be his thing. The longest distance they have for his age group do is the 400 meter, which is one lap around the track. So he did that and the 200 meter. (I must warn you to turn down your volume, I can't help but cheer on my baby!)






the 400 meter time: 1:31 2nd place out of 12






It was freezing with wind and drops of rain off and on, but he patiently waited for his runs while we froze and tried to keep Ian warm.







Like Ian's new trick? He is pretty proud of himself and his spit gurgling.










the 200 meter time: 47.08 4th place out of 8



There are some pretty fast kids out there! Rylan may not have been first place but we are proud that he didn't stop and tried his best and stayed really close to the other kids. Something we discussed working on is not looking to see where they other kids are, just look forward, run as hard as you can and stay in your lane. They are going to post his time on the internet and we are going to write it up on our family white board and try and beat it. We are trying to not focus on beating the other kids or being first, but instead doing our "PB" or personal best! Keep it up Rylan!

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Keith and Meghan said…
I teared up a little hear the proud parents cheer him on. I can't believe he is growing up! Ok, and Ian is hilarious. You have great kids because you are a great mom.
May 4, 2011 at 5:50 PM
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