State Track

This is always such a fun weekend. First, the Ogden marathon! Good luck to all. I hope to run the marathon in the next year or two. For the last ten years, my family has spent the weekend in Provo instead. State track and field. It's hell, pressure, sore legs, tears, and a privilege for the participating athletes. It's anxiety for the family supporters. It's a headache for the coaches. For our family, it's a tradition. 

This may be the last year. Avery is a senior, and Zach is more of a cross country guy. We will see. Avery ran a 1600m in 5:15. Any other division or any other year? She wild have been top  3 or 4. This year in 3A, the winning time was a state record by a fellow Ogden tiger, Sarah Feeny, with a 4:50.4. Unreal. And, she is a junior. Avery also ran the 400 leg of the medley relay. Ogden won by a land slide setting a new state record by 4 seconds. The next day, Ave ran the 800 and took third with a 2:14. Her coach calls her Taz, as in the Tasmanian devil because no one should be able to run like she can while only training for soccer. Finally, she ran the anchor leg of the 4x400. She got the baton in 8th and finished in 5th. Overall, the Ogden girls team took 4th. Way to girlies. 

This year, mom wasn't there. She has been in Europe for a week and she gets back this weekend. I would call her before everyone of Ave's races and give her a play by play. Of course that's hard when you are choking up during the whole thing, between screaming like a crazy person as she ran by each lap. 

Mom is enjoying Europe, but I think this is really hard for her to be gone. Especially missing state track and all of the end of tear activities for school for Zach and Avery. We are all glad he went though. She's never really done anything for herself like this. It will be good to have her back.