Cross Country

Kevin joined the cross country team at PRC once again this year. Though he doesn't always enjoy running, he does well at it, and the team he is a part of is filled with great people!

He had two meets - the first at Springbank Park. He had to run 6km this year and finished it in 23:53. This placed him 52nd out of 107.  There are a lot of amazing athletes running in this race and it is fun to watch some of them. They make it look so incredibly easy!

It was a coolish day with bits of rain thrown in too.

Then the team went to Waterloo the following week to participate in the Christian Schools race.  This was a lovely day for running and watching!

This is how PRC warms up for their races. It is a slightly different technique than some of the other schools!

Kevin ran 5km this time and finished in 19:56. This is a much smaller group racing but a much harder course with big long hills. It is tiring just to watch them run up the hills multiple times. He came in 6th in this race and ran very well, passing a lot of people. He felt he started out too quick in his London race, so this time he didn't come out very fast.  We were a little worried for him, as he was near the end of the pack for the first 1/2 km, but slowly and steadily he passed runner after runner as he ran his race. 

Kade also did cross country - all the Grade 7 and 8's must participate.  They practiced for quite a while at school, but the course they run is a really hard course. It is just over 3km, but it is a hilly, tough course. I did it once, but never again. (well, I shouldn't say never, but it would take more than a lot of persuasion to convince me!)

The girls run first, so the boys have lots of time to watch and be nervous!

Like I said . .  it is a hard race. Who says running is fun?!This is Kade on the home stretch - fighting hard through a bad cramp.

He ended up coming in 37th with a time of 15:55.  

Since we were on our way to Vermont and had Jonathan and Kevin with us, we thought it would be a good idea for them to run in the "teacher/parent" run.

This is Kevin's moment of pride - He is the one in red and Jonathan is in the green.  Yep. Kevin beat his ol' Dad.  He told Jonathan that he wouldn't tell anyone if he didn't want him to 😊.

They came in 3rd and 4th and we were proud of them regardless!

Jonathan gained some sympathy for these students who have to run this trail. He is used to trails and used to longer races, but he admitted that it was tough. (if excuses are allowed, he was coming off a week and a half of being sick and therefore hadn't practiced for a while, but he did say it was hard anyway!)

Then! On the road to Vermont.