#track meets

[sweetcritique]

Track is hard to be a spectator. It's a lot of waiting around for a race that is 20 or 50 seconds long.

Plus you're sitting on bleachers.

So I went and bought stadium seats, before I just suffered, but today was the first day we used them... they are the best. Found a place to hang them in the garage.

It's the little things that improve your day.

[sweetcritique]

Yesterday the older kid had a track meet, and since this is our first year of high school track there's a lot we don't know. Like the length of the meets. My kid competes in two races, the rest of the time he's chilling.

Well, the meet started at 3:00 and he didn't get back to the high school until just after 11:00pm. The weather went from sunny with some wind, to overcast and chilly, to cold and rainy during that time.

My kid didn't take the 20 bucks I told him to, so he had to borrow money for a small piece of pizza. He also didn't pack the sweatpants I told him to, so he was in shorts most of the time.

Then it started to rain. He was miserable.

I made sure to be at the high school well before the bus arrived so that he wouldn't have to wait. I also brought some goldish crackers, a bottle of water and turned on the heated seats. He was very thankful.

When I say that I have never seen a more miserable bunch of kids trudge through the parking lot - I have never. Everyone looked so sad, most were walking briskly, including mine which never happens. He meanders, he doesn't even walk. But he walked very quickly to my car.

I shouldn't find it amusing, but I did. He won't leave without money again (although I did shove two granola bars at him, so he had those).

[skeletal-butterflyy]

Track meet was so hot (96 degrees) i almost died

BUT i had TWO personal records so i guess it’s fine

[skeletal-butterflyy]

ah yes track meets where you do absolutely terrible

[flipflopsandfurs]

Friday Faves

~My precious first born had her first 7th grade track meet yesterday…she got 4th in both triple and long jump, I believe they got 2nd and 3rd in 800 and mile relays (not sure), but our BIG news…is she placed 1st in the 100M hurdles.  As a parent, when your children do things for the very first time…you are never REALLY sure what to expect.  There are so many things that go into competing besides…

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[datgirlwithdaface]

Conversations between my coach and I

Me: "Coach, I'm nervous! What if I come in last??" Coach: "Shut up! You're not good enough to be nervous!"

[genevibe]

certain angles can make ur arms look giant