Can you remember your first sports event in middle school? Were you this focused? Or, was it just nerves? Probably. Anyway...Beth finally made the cut and headed off to her first ever track meet in Sparta, IL a few weeks ago (April, '06). With bag packed (snacks, iPod, Gatorade...all things necessary for the run!) and peer support, not to mention grandparents, who drove the hour and a half to sit on the metal bleachers for three hours to watch in tornado warning weather.... Anyway! All was set for a great race.
First...Coach Molly gave the girls team last minute instructions. Beth sat high up to be sure not to miss a thing. Then there were the warm ups. Gotta be sure those muscles are loose so there would be no cramping! But wait! The field is dirt...the team is used to a paved track. Now everyone was worried about slipping. Well...just do your best, Coach Molly said.
Ready, set, GO! Well...she did it!
Of course, this was only the practice run. Her's really was the 100 relay. Unfortunately, those images couldn't be taken because the race didn't happen! The team missed the call! Can you believe it??? Honestly!
Anyway, at her next meet, she did run; and, inspite of her school always winning (cause they are SOOO good) her relay race didn't. But, she had a great time! Especially on the bus ride.
See you all next time.
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Hey Marcus! No numbers are given to us in the middle school level. We missed the call for our race because they didn't use a loud speaker. They used a bull horn and we didn't hear it. So our school wasn't in the relay race. Bummer. Don't remember the time of the race we ran in DuQuoin.
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