7th Grade Track...

Track season has started and Remi has finished up two meets! I always loved track and I have been so excited for his first meets to get here!

Remi is quite an amazing little guy, but if I'm being honest, running is not his favorite thing to do. Micah and I have been anxiously waiting to see what races they would put Remi in. 

Meet #1:

They put Remi in the 400 and 800. These were very tough races for Remi as you are basically sprinting longer distances. He isn't quite fast enough to be a sprinter and has very little stamina, so even though he came 2nd to last in both of these races, I was happy he finished!

Meet #2:

This time, they put Remi in the 110 hurdles and pole vault. He has been going to early morning pole vaulting with his coach and is absolutely loving it! He placed 5th in pole vault- I think this might be his niche. He was told one day before the meet he would be doing hurdles and was very nervous about this event. In fact, the first time he ever ran the full race, was at the meet. He ending up falling over the last hurdle and came in last- he said jumping and running was so hard. 

I'm not sure where they will put him next, but I'm hopeful they will let him stick with a race and work on improving his individual time, even if he never places. Micah and I are both hoping that track will help Remi learn to push himself to conquer hard and new things. He may never be our track star, but if you were to ask him how he likes it so far, he would tell you he loves it, and I love that he is finding joy in this even if he isn't the very best!

And of course, little brother is always more than happy tagging along- give him a few concession stand hot dogs and he is the happiest boy in the world ! Next year, they will both be competing at these meets, and that will double the fun!