The kids had their regional meet in Olympia. There entire thing was very much anticlimactic. None of the seniors were expected to make sectionals but one of the sophomores qualified in the individual category. That part was fun. It’s not that it wasn’t fun it’s just that you come to the end of something and feel like it should be a bigger deal than it was, but I wasn’t really having many feelings over anything anyway.

Maybe they will come later. I did end up having to go to the car between races and take my anxiety medication and get a break from the elements, mostly the wind. It wasn’t terrible but all of that together with the nerves and excitement for the runners takes a toll on my body. Ethan was also running his last race of the season and when I checked on the status of the race I was kind of disappointed that he wasn’t doing better.

Because that’s what he would’ve wanted. But anyway, a girl passed Elianna up at the very end and I saw her coming but I was too far away to scream at her, “GO Elianna, do NOT SLOW DOWN!” It wasn’t just a girl it was a teammate who’d been trying to beat her all season. I felt like that was a sh—-ty thing do to a senior. Those moments really aren’t as great as you imagine them to be, but the other ones very much so.