Tacey is running Cross Country this year, and they participated in what is known as the Mud Run today. It took place at an area that has a lot of sand dunes. They ran up and down big sand dunes, across creeks and through a large area of mud the organizers had so thoughtfully created for them. She did really well and I am very proud of her. She finshed second out of the girls in her school. Overall she was in the top 20 girls. All of this I felt was very good for someone who had only been running 2 weeks and was running against over a hundred other girls. Some of these other girls have been running for the last 2 years. All in all; a good day!
Before the mud!
One of the many large sand dunes she had to run.
They also had barracades of hay bails they had to run over at the top as well as more boards to go under throughout the course.
THE MUD!
They had to run through this THREE times and there was as much of this mud behind me as there is in this picture.
That is Tacey coming around the back there for her second time through the mud.
She was a real trooper. If you listen you can hear her coach and the organizer discussing her great sportsmanship! (Which we all know is the most important part of ANY sport.)
Tacey going underneath the barracade for the last time.
DONE!
I told her to dive across the finish line to improve her time, but she settled for collapsing on her hiney.
This is after the mud; look at those shoes! They had COLD showers the kids could sort of clean up in, but as you can see the mud creeped into small places and stayed. Like in Tacey's socks!
It was a hot day - about 90 degrees, so a lot of cold water after that run felt really good. She has her first real meet on Thursday - we will let you know how it goes!
Happy Labor Day!
Danielle
