OSoren had his first official XC meet last night: the NWACC Glow Run.
He had fun painting up his arms and legs with the rest of the kids on the team in neon paint.
Soren ran 2 miles in 14:22 and was disappointed to get trapped behind a large school of slower kids at the funnel from the starting line. He says he wants to work on a faster start to get out in front of the big groups.
I think he did great! He was 22 seconds slower than the Tiger 2 mile race but that was on a track, so naturally faster than grass with hills and dust and 3 times as many runners at a time. A year ago, Soren was barely running a 10 minute mile. Now he is cruising along at a 7 minute mile pace! Great improvement, Soren!
Aaron, Corbin, and I went to the meet. Corbin stayed late with us to watch the high school girls race. BHS doesn’t compete in this race, but he has some friends in Pea Ridge racing, so we got to see Georgia S, Ada L, and Lucy S take off! They looked sharp in their neon jerseys!
Post race Soren is still delightful. He gave us a play by play of every turn in the course and the conditions and how he wants to improve. It is as fun as I hoped it would be to have a runner. Love it!
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