Last week I was scrolling through my FB feed and found a neat post on the unofficial Searcy town news page. There are track meets for kids! A group holds track meets (and “track meet” is applied loosely, it is very informal and just for fun) for kids ages 1-13 at the Harding University track. The kids run several little races. There is also water and snacks, as any sporting event should have! I registered Dean online for the next Searcy Kids Track Night - August 20th.
It turned out to be SO MUCH FUN! Dean took off running at first and we had to corral him back to his age group. After some stretching, they began the races! Dean ran 3 times. He was unsure the first race and then “won” (his words) his two other races. We were home in an hour to take baths and go to bed. Perfect. It was a fun night and we can’t wait for another!
Our own little track practice on Friday morning to prepare for the "meet" on Monday night. I wanted D to be familiar with the track and the concept of running in the lanes. He did pretty well for his first time! And I got some much needed exercise too!
Stretching! The kids were grouped by their ages.
"On your mark, get set..."
Dean's first race was going great, until he heard/saw me cheering him on!
The second race went so much better!
By the third (and our final) race, he really was getting into it.
