Track this boy!

In Middle School you are limited in the sports you can participate in until you are in the 8th grade.  As a 6th grader, Ryan was able to participate in wrestling or track.  He decided he did not want to wrestle and really was not really interested in track, but several of his buddies were going to run track.  He realized that while there was A LOT of running involved, there were also other events that he could participate.  The events he chose were the 100 meter and the long jump.  I tried to talk him into the shot put, but again--his buddies were doing the long jump and the 100 meter.

I took lots of pictures during his track meets, but this is my favorite picture.  He said that his coach told him that when he starts to run, he should put his head down.  It took him a while to get that and he would often start with his head up.  This would cost him valuable time.  In this picture, he is the kid with the bright blue shoes on.  The closest to the camera.  As you can see, his head is down.  Love that he got it!  While he did not LOVE running track, he is already talking about doing it next year and has said that he will be attempting the shot put.  With his short, stocky build, I think he will be great!!