Garrett's school, Cedar Creek, used this week to emphasize physical fitness and they culminated this week today with the annual running of the Cougar Mile. They divide the kids into ages and seperate boys and girls and they all run four laps around the track. Garrett expressed his desire to run the Cougar mile a few months back and so I have taken him running with me several times to try and prepare him and let me just say, I was not optimistic.....
But he was so excited....I fed him pasta last night and then bananas and yogurt this morning for breakfast as well as making sure he was drinking enough fluids. He woke up this morning all ready to go and dressed in his running shorts and Cedar Creek shirt. The six year old girls ran first and while watching them, and seeing how tired they were getting not far into the race, I began to worry about Garrett but of course, didn't let him see that.
After the girls finished, the boys started their warm up.....
They did a five minute warm up and then the announcer asked for them to take their positions on the track.... Here they are jockeying for position...there was quite a bit of shoving and elbowing......
On your mark........................................Get set............................................................GO!!!!!!!




Here he is after his second full lap......

His tongue was hanging out and he was sweating buckets....I was still a little worried....more and more kids were slowing and starting to walk some instead of keeping up a steady pace.....but about halfway through his third lap he settled in and actually seemed to do better............
Here he is after his third full lap....you can see his PE coach encouraging him and showing him that he only has one more lap to go.....I think this really helped him out alot!!!





One more thing before I let you go......someone else was caught up in the spirit of the race......he always watches Garrett and wants to do everything he does.....he begged me through the entire race to let him run....I kept telling him when Garrett was done.....I figured I could let him run a little bit before the next age group started.....well, let me tell you something......This little toot ran TWO WHOLE LAPS.......yes two that is half a mile without stopping.....those little legs were just a pumping and before long the entire crowd was watching him.....he had a pretty good little pace going too.

.....looks like I'm gonna have two runners!!!!! I am such a lucky Mom!!! I love you boys!!!!!
5 comments:
Charley, I cried reading this! (I know; I'm a total sap!!) It's obvious how proud you are of your little guys and how much you care for them! What a great accomplishment for Garrett--AND Grant!! Annah has been working all year in kindergarten P.E. class to be able to do 1/4 mile running w/o slowing to a walk, so your little men must be incredibly talented!!!! How awesome!!
amazing...i love reading your thoughts and play by play of the race.
YOu have a familoy of runners it looks like! Great pictures! How fun and a great accomplishment for little Garrett! Have a good weekend with your family! Happy Mother's Day to you! Monica
Oh my Charley - they did a fabulous job - you SHOULD be so PROUD! You should just print this out and your journaling is done for a perfect layout!
Congrats Garrett on making the Presidential time! That's so AWESOME!! Thanks, Charlette for sharing the photos and the play by play. I felt like I was actually there. This was our first year for Carley not to run the Cougar Mile. She was a little sad she wouldn't get her Presidential medal like she's always done every other year and I was I little sentimental that I didn't get to go up there and take pics. This was her last year to be able to do it, but things just didn't work out for her health wise to be able to participate. I'm glad to be able to experience it this year through your wonderful journaling.
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