It's been a busy week and I haven't had much time to post or even take photos. But today, Nicholas ran in the first Foothill League Cross Country Meet, which gave me something to photograph and write about.
The Foothill League includes 6 high schools from the Santa Clarita Valley. In the Soph/Frosh race, approximately 180 students participated. Nicholas finished in second place with a time of 17:35 min.
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| Nicholas took the lead early on. |
He ran a strong race, taking the lead early on. He was running neck in neck with a runner from Valencia High School for the first mile but lost him quickly. He was still in the lead at the 2 miles mark closely followed by 2 runners from Saugus High School.
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| He was still in the lead at the 2 miles mark! |
He was still going strong but was headed towards the last hill of the course. And that's when one of the Saugus runner made his move. At the top of the hill, Nicholas had fallen slightly behind.
He was able to regain the lead going downhill but his lead didn't last long. The Saugus runner past him again and this time was able to put some distance between himself and Nicholas. And despite pushing himself as much as he could, Nicholas ended up in second place.
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| He was able to regain the lead going downhill... |
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| But his lead didn't last long. |
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| Despite running as hard as a could to the finish line, Nicholas ended up in second place. |
Still... Everyone was proud of him! But no one more proud than Allan and myself! There is another League Meet a few weeks from now and League Finals in about 1 1/2 month. I am sure Nicholas will continue to do well and hopefully meet his goal of winning the League Finals!
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