Kayda and Dillon's track meet

Kayda and Dillon both opted to try the two week track program this year.  It's really just an introduction and then a (fairly chaotic) meet.  

We noticed that both of them tend to hold their breath.  You could see them peter out as they got closer to the end of the 100 meter sprint.

This was Kayda's favorite event at the meet!  She did great too!

Both of the kids got compliments for having great form on the long jump.  It was neat seeing the high school kids that were helping to run the meet. Dillon's favorite event was the high jump, unfortunately we didn't get those pictures.

Kayda decided to try for the 200 meter also.  We talked to her about pacing herself.  She did a great job taking it easy until about half way and then she ran HARD.  She almost caught the lead girl, she just needed to start in to her sprint a little earlier.

Kayda was all excited to do the relay was well but that didn't end up working out... The "coaches" didn't set up the relay teams.  It was up to them to find a group.  She had a group and was all excited for the relay.  Only for them to turn around and tell her that she was a "stand in" and they had someone else they were going to have run that spot.  We were furious.  But what do you do?  In all of this not knowing what you can do for your kid is by far the most frustrating thing about being a parent.  It's not okay that those kids did that to her but there is no recourse.  The teams weren't organized and committed; they were all undefined and entirely up to the whims of the fourth grade girls she was supposed to run with.  Fourth grade girls are viscous and inconsiderate.

Of course, I'm writing this post quite a while after it actually happened and now I can't find their  cards with all their event information.  Hopefully I'll find it soon.