Run til it's Fun

A friend of mine recently said,"Cross Country is a way to turn torture into fun."

 I agree. 

Tooty has been participating in Cross Country for Worland High School this year.  This is really the first year that he has participated in sports in High School.  He has been doing very well.  He has a competitive spirit that helps him overcome physical limitation.  When the season started, he was in the middle of the pack.  When the season ended, he was at the front. 

Yesterday was the State Competition for Wyoming, which was held in Douglas.  Douglas is actually closer to Loveland, Colorado where my parents live, than it is to where we live.  We called my parents and invited them to come.

Tooty ran the 5K race, which was on a very difficult course, in 18 minutes and 50 seconds.  He was disappointed with his time, but I thought he did well.  He said that he hit the hill too hard, too early, so he had expended all of his energy.  Seeing him come down that hill, I would have to agree. 

Before the Hill

                                                                        After the Hill

The thing that he is disappointed in, is that people caught him in the end.  He wasn't able to keep his speed.  He came in 29th, with about 100 runners in the race.  Pacing himself will come with practice. 

I was proud of him.  He ran, he finished.  More than I could do.