Chris' Cross Country Meet

So I have never understood why people would choose to just run. Like around a track or just out for a jog, etc. I absolutely hate running. Always have. But I know alot of people like to do it, I just don't get it. Anyways, my brother, Chris, is on the Cross Country team at Higley High and I finally made it to one of his meets. My parents keep telling me how good he is doing, but the meets are so short that I haven't made it to one yet. But I finally had a day off and found out about the meet in time to go with my kids. It was right outside the Phoenix Zoo around the picnic areas, so I thought my kids would have fun exploring around there anyways. So we got there early and the boys were running after the girls, so we had some time to kill. There was a little pond with ducks and geese, so we went over to watch them and my kids loved throwing rocks into the pond. We were sad that we didn't have anything to feed the ducks with. All my mom had was some raisins and I was a little worried that the ducks were going to choke or something! But don't worry, no animals were harmed during our little adventure! : )

So finally the race was going to start. In cross country, they have this crazy course that they run up and down hills, along a canal, down some streets, on dirt and gravel, etc, so you can only watch the runners at bits in pieces. It's not like they are on a track that you can watch all the time. So there was one spot up on a little hill that the runners would run right by and we could kind of watch them most of the way. So we cheered all the Higley runners on as they past by and especially Chris. And then we head to another spot to cheer them on again, and then head to the finish line to once again cheer them on and encourage them. Chris ended up getting one of his best times ever! (it's because I was there) : ) But I was truly amazed at the endurance and perserverance of the runners. It was a hot day and the course was not easy. There were kids with scrapes on there knees and legs from falling down on the rough terrain. I gotta hand it to them. I was very impressed and so proud of my brother. Way to go, Chris!