Lia just competed in her first, high school cross country meet the afternoon before the first day of school. It was a busy evening for us as the three younger kids and I met Ron at MaryMount in Tacoma to cheer her on. After her meet was over, Ron took Lia home for dinner and a quick change before heading off to her first play practice for the "Descendants" theatrical production she is in while I took the three other children to the elementary school for Ella's and Logan's Back to School night. We were so grateful that Lia's meet was at 4 p.m. and that she was in the first race so that we could all attend and cheer her on! Lia said that she was nervous in the morning, but didn't show it at all. She ran in the first race with all of the other 9th and 10th grade girls. Although the race went through the woods for a portion of it, she had to run past us four times in the scorching heat on a dry, hot field. She did a great job and ran the 2-mile route in 15:12 and came in 7th out of 19 girls. She also placed #5 out of all of the girls on her high school's team which is amazing for a freshman. I am so grateful that she discovered her love of running last fall and has found a new team of supportive girls and boys to run with at her new high school. I know that I have said this before, but I can't wait to watch her run many miles and to cheer her on from the sidelines for many years to come!
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