The boys had a meet in Rochester tonight. Judah was running in the 4×8 at 5 o’clock so we left a little after 4 to be there in time to park, pay, and find our seats. The relay team was running their 4×4 boys to try and break the school 4×8 record. The one who can run anything had not yet run an 800 during this season and he ended up running a 2 minute split. The other boys did well too and they were able to get the record by 8 seconds with an 8:42. The four of them also ran the 4×2 and 4×4.

John ran the mile and 800 and had big PR’s in both. I think the mile was 5:10 and the 800 was 2:21. He said during the third lap he heard Roger the coach yell out at him “John! You got more!” and so he thought about it and ran faster. This meet is huge and I have heard has somewhere between 20-30 teams. The Auburn boys were there and won the 4×8 at 8:13. Nobody was surprised. They also won the 4×4 with a meet record of 3:22 something. Our boys got 4th with a PR of 3:33 something.

The meet was over at 10PM. There’s a set of parents who have a freshman boy and they are always there to watch him run. They used to leave when he was done running but I can tell they are starting to catch the bug and have been staying for the rest of the meets now. It really is something fun that people get into. His dad is always cheering for him whenever he runs by. Something about that makes me emotional to see and hear. I still got to cuddle with one under a blanket toward the end.

Because it was so long I liked to walk around from time to time. I found Elianna at the camp and so sat with her for a little while. I had video recorded the 4×8 so she watched it while we were sitting there. Ethan had a meet at the same time so that’s why I videoed instead of Facetimed. Another time walking by I watched his 800 run with John and Judah and he didn’t do as well as the last time. I took turns stopping by the camp and then they would come up to the stands and sit for a while.

One of the really fast Auburn boys does not have a dad. His mom was in the military and came back pregnant without a father. He came up and sat close to where we were sitting and leaned up against his mom. I wondered if he ever wonders what his dad would think of him. His mom is another who is always there. One of the boys came and sat with me while I was in my solitary filming station. He’d heard I had videos. At least I think that’s why he came up. I rubbed his back and lungs a few times.