Running like the wind

Lucas has been waiting to be on the cross country team at his school since early in grade 2.  It was such a tease to see all the grade 3's practicing after school through the fall.  He joined the running club that the school held at lunch last year as a sort of warm up to being on the cross country team.

So needless to say he was there the first day of cross country this year now that he is old enough.
They have been holding practices four times a week and the first pre-season meet was supposed to be last week but got cancelled due to rain, Lucas was so disappointed.  Fast forward to today, the sun was shining and the runners were ready!

Lucas was so excited! I was excited for him and proud of him too because I never joined the cross country team, I am a track and field girl, no long distances for me! 

The novice age group runs 1 1/2 kilometers and Lucas did great!  He came in 8th!!! 

There were well over 100 runners, one teacher estimated 150, so 8th was amazing for his very first race!!  Lucas was of course hard on himself and stated that it wasn't the best because it wasn't first place, but he was happy with 8th.  And as it has sunk in through the evening I think he is very proud and impressed with his effort to have done so well.  He has a goal of being at least in 6th for the next race, I bet he does it!