The boys weren’t quite able to pull out a win at conference. They were definitely close. Ultimately it came down to a few things that they needed to go well but didn’t, basically the former track runner they’ve recruited a few times to be able to run two relays and two sprints. He sprained his hamstring in the first 4×1 so he was out after that. The other former teammate they recruited to come run did do really well and it was fun to see him run again. From “couch to track” his mom and grandma said.

The guy who ran the 49 last week is good in any event you put him in. He tried the 300M hurdles for the first time last week to see if he could do it and he won by what looked like 50 meters and was only a second off of the state qualifying time. So he ran both hurdle races today, plus did long jump and triple jump and won every event. He could’ve been in any event and won which is so amazing to me. I just love seeing those people that God has blessed with incredible talent and special abilities.

Our boys did good in their events. Judah won his 800, got third in the 400, and they won in the 4×400. John had a great leg in the 4×8 and the three first runners were able to get enough of a lead so that Judah was able to comfortably run at the end and save energy. So they won that. John also got fourth in the 3200 out of five runners which is what he needed to do to earn points and keep the team who eventually won at bay. Our other 2 miler stayed with the two lead guys and won that race.

They lost by 33 points, 18 of those were because the winners had the only pole vaulters which scored them 18 points. So all in all I thought they did really well and even though they didn’t win they all did great. I forgot to mention that our runner who won the 2 mile also also got second in the mile after getting beat at the very end. Another freshman and runner in our 4×8 also got fourth. By the time the meet was over it was close to 9PM. They all still seemed to be in good and decent spirits

We packed up Grandma’s car and then Josh, myself, and the youngest drove home in the dark. For the second time in three days we were almost side swiped on the interstate when a car was changing lanes and we were apparently in their blind spot. They half hour ride went fairly quick and Dad pulled into the McDonalds drive-way. I didn’t want anything but our son did. My mood dipped a bit from McDonalds to home and I was quiet and sad. I went to bed and Dad waited up for the boys.