Elkins meet

Saturday #2 of getting up early to go run...I must say, I've been very impressed with Payton's enthusiasm when it comes to these meets. She definitely gets up with her game face on! This weekend's meet was in Elkins - a little bit of a drive, but the weather could not have been more perfect, and the course was short - BONUS! Actually, not that much shorter than 2 miles, and it had sort of crazy terrain, so we were all very pumped when Payton came in with a time of 15:47!! An entire minute faster than last week!

Kind of hard to tell, but she's in front of the girl in red -

Celebratory muffin after the race :)

And, this gives you some idea of how intense these things are! So proud of the Central boys AND girls - FIRST place for both at this meet! YAY!!

Run like the wind!!

How happy am I to have another runner in the family?? Extremely!! Payton decided that she wanted to run cross country this year for Central Jr. High, so we discussed it, talked about how much time and effort she would have to commit, and let her make up her mind if it really was for her or not. She decided that it was, and gave up many summer mornings of sleeping in to train with the team and see just how strong of a runner she could be. We've been impressed with and proud of her dedication and the progress that she's making every time she gets out there! This past Saturday was the first official meet at Shiloh. This girl ran 2 miles in 16:49! Now that's awesome!!

Just look at the pride on this face :)

Payton & her buddies, Jack & Olivia

This Saturday we're headed to Elkins. So excited!! More pics to follow :)