After a couple months of training, Jordan had the first cross country race of his sophomore year this afternoon, the Basin Ice Melter . It was a 4K race this year, held in Moore Park, which has some steep terrain. All five local high schools ran. Early in the race, I was disappointed that he was well back in the pack and there were two other Hosanna runners in front of him.
The photo above was taken as they descended one steep, dusty path and turned the corner back up the hill. By this point in the race, he had moved up a little and was second for Hosanna. When they came back down the hill, he was still in a similar position but then in the final third of a mile or so, he picked up the pace and ended up crossing the finish line half a step ahead of John Shaw, who is a senior on Hosanna's team, and finished in 23rd place.
I think his real time was probably 17.03 minutes (I was slow on clicking the shutter) and it was a good hard run. Here's hoping that it bodes well for the rest of the season! His next race is Saturday near Lakeview.
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Good for him! My son runs track, but he runs short distances, and although he's not that good, I'm proud of him for participating in a sport (we're a totally unathletic family). And he bettered his times the second year he ran track, so that was good.
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