End of the Track

Saturday was the Mountain Skyline Championships--the district track meet for Jordan and Phillip. The meet was held at OIT and we were optimistic about the day. Jordan has been aiming to qualify for state all year and this was supposed to be the competition that sent him there. With it being on our "home" track and at 4200 foot elevation, things seemed to be in order for him. Unfortunately, Saturday was definitely not his day.

About three weeks ago, Jordan started running the 300 meter hurdles. He developed shin splints because of this and they started wrapping his right leg. On Saturday, they must have gotten the wrap wrong because it cut off circulation. From trackside, we could tell he was struggling but weren't sure why. By the time he finished, in his second worst time of the season, he was in agony. It was a real shame. He went on to do the 1500, too, and recorded his worst time this year. I was so disappointed for him. He finished in fifth place in both races, which is where he was projected to be based on PR's this year, but his times were just horrible.


Phillip had a little better luck. He managed to set personal records in both the 800 and 1500. He didn't quite get to where he wanted but he improved. I hope he'll give cross country a shot when we get to Indiana.