Landsharks

Bucko and Minnie are running in Landsharks for the spring season now.  Their first meet was cancelled due to snow and they had a few two-hour delays at school, so only had two practices before their first meet.  They both did great though.  Minnie ran the 400 meter in 2 minutes.  She probably would have been faster, but she didn't know how to really pass people. They told them to stay in their lane for the first corner and to then move to the inside, so when she came up to people, she just stayed behind them instead of moving to the right and passing them.  She did pass some, but not as many as she could have.  Still did a great job!  Bucko ran the 800 meter. They put all the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders together for that and he did great! We told him to take it easy for the first lap, so he would have enough energy to do the second. We saw a lot of kids tire out after the first lap because they ran too fast.  Bucko did great though and came in at 4:22.  We were proud of them!

I got pictures of the starting line because I videotaped the finish. I love the look on Bucko's face after the first lap.  It says so much! Like, "I am so tired! But I'm gonna keep going!"