Jumping the Gun in the Girls 4 and Under Hurdles ; ) See Owen and Collin cheering her on just behind Kevin?!
And they're off! (That's Kate and Kevin on the left.)
Kate paused to watch the "bigger girl" to see how it's done. Ultimately, Kate jumped over only two hurdles, crawled over two and step-climbed over two! It was TOO cute! (She finished last the first and second nights but was by far the youngest in her seed!)
Owen's first time ever - 4 and Under Hurdles (he's in the center of the pic)
In the gray shirt, brown shorts, blue vans, Owen is slightly behind ... (I swear he was going just slow enough to watch the other kid and assess the method and challenge! Then ...) As soon as the other kid had jumped, Owen suddenly kicked it up a notch, picked up speed and -
He made a mad dash for the finish, taking 1st his first time ever on the 50 m hurdles! *He took first tonight too!
6 and Under Hurdles ... Collin's hurdles are a little bit higher than the hurdles in Kate and Owen's races! (Collin's smack in the middle of this shot, white tee.)
Collin took 3rd!!! *Last week he said: "I can't wait to do it again because I stopped at the start because I didn't really know what to do! Wait till next week!" Tonight Collin conquered the hurdles with much more style and speed! Unfortunately he took down the second to last hurdle, but he jumped up and kept running to take 3rd still and he was beaming with pride at his marked improvement!
Owen's 50 meter Dash
Owen took 1st in the 4 and Under 50 meter dash and was oh so proud! *He took 2nd tonight and was thrilled to earn his first ever RED ribbon! ; )
Collin's in the second lane from the left in this pic -- 6 and Under 50 meter Dash
He finished fourth of six in this Dash. *Tonight he finished 1st!! Tonight he also ran the 100 m Dash and took 3rd!
Throwing the Javelin
Kate's attempt at throwing the javelin!
Long Jump - 2 Collin's second jump measured 5 foot, 5 inches.
His third and longest jump of the first night measured 5 foot, 9 inches.
Kate's Long Jump (see the video posted last weekend!)
Running in the 12 and Under 800 meter dash
Rounding the second corner
Collin was WAY ahead of the kids his size by the time he pulled off the field the first night. He didn't finish the 800 (having learned a lesson in pacing), but in his defense, we almost missed the race and he ran 200 meters just to get to the start as the whistle was blowing AND he hadn't had any water the whole night (this was the last event). In the end, he ran 600 m. I confess, we told him he took 1st in the 400 m run in his age group because he was certainly taking it when he hopped off the field -- and his ego needed that a tad; as it was, Owen got two first prize ribbons and Collin didn't get one that first night; talk about a challenging, good learning opportunity!And learn they did! Tonight they cheered each other on the whole night, encouraged each other, didn't seem to be in competition with each other at all, and recognized the fact that they are 17 months apart, despite Owen's belief that there's not a day between them. ; )
Tonight, Collin totally rocked the 800 meter run and took 3rd in his division! He paced well and then sprinted the final 25 meters while we cheered him on! His face was so red, and he was sooooo happy! After competing in all the other running events of the night, he ran half a mile in under 5 minutes! That's amazing! I think we have a long distance runner in the making! *As you may recall, I much prefer long distance to sprints, so this is super exciting for me. I can't wait to run with him!!
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