Unfortunately for Robert, he didn't eat when he got home from school, and by the time I got home it was time to leave for the meet. I offered to get him some "fast food" but he didn't want it. Well, the bad news is that he got car sick on the short ride from home to the meet. I got him a pretzel as soon as we got there.
To make it worse, his event - the 4x800 is the first event of the night and boys are starting. He was rushing to warm up, then rushing to get ready and get to the line. They made it but then couldn't find Ian. Finally all 4 boys are there! They had a fabulous run! Nick was the lead off and maintained the lead, Robert kept the lead but the the other runners are closing in, we lost the lead with Ian but only by a little bit, then Logan finished it off - taking the lead for 1st place. The 4x800 team finished with a time of 10:30.55. SUPER!!!
Well, Robert is feeling better. He felt that he could have done better on the 4x800 but wasn't sure while he was running. Not to worry!
The next race is a while off so I had Robert get some food and settle down after a cool down. He will be running the mile with Nick Bierne. The mile didn't start until 8:00 pm. The night was getting cooler. Every 10 minutes I would have to remind Robert, Nick and Grace to keep warm, keep loose!
Finally they got to run. Four laps. Robert didn't get a great start but he made up time and place on each lap. He finished right behind Nick Bierne in 8th place with a time of 5:39. After he finished he said he had a lot more energy and should have pushed harder on the 3rd lap.
I think he did great especially considering he wasn't feeling very good before the race!
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