Four kids.
Each of them joined the school's track team.
Two started in middle school.
Two waited until their high school careers.
Hours and hours spent at the track cheering on shot put, javenlin, and hammer throws, long jump passes, pole vault landings, triple jump flights, hurdle finishes , last 100 meter sprints, and countless relay baton hand offs
And here we are, nine years later.
My last track season as a mom.
Sigh.
The Morrison Community track meet was this past Monday afternoon.
The day was bright and beautiful.
Not too hot.
Not too cold.
Just perfect for running events!
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| Lining up for his first event- 800 Meter. |
Then came the triple jump.
Popular in Asia, I am not sure if any schools in America have the triple jump as a field event.
While similar to its cousin the long jump, the triple jump is based more on technique than simply strength and power.
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| Take off. |
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| Mid flight |
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| Landing |
As the sun disappeared behind the buildings of Taichung, the track lights lit up the last of Jacob's events, the 1,500 meter.
Overall, it was a relaxing, enjoyable last community track meet. This weekend will find us in Taipei at the annual Tiger Taipei American School Invitational. Schools, much larger than ours, from all over Asia will be competing; my seventh time to attend.
Most likely, my last.
Funny how that phrase keeps popping up.
Sigh.
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