So excited to hear this story that I thought I would share mine on this meet .
I have 7 children and after a recent bitter divorce I have the my kids w me and the youngest 2 with me 24/7 . We run and ride, hike and explore, all the time and are big track fans cheering often for their older brother (D1 in his college races) from afar. Or going to big brother and sisters races in high school !
But this meet was special to my kids
On Sunday it was just the little ones and myself , so I put on any coverage I could find as we were preparing for our weekend activities of a fun run in the snow and sledding. I found the replay of Sunday action on the computer hoping to see the running events but it ended up being hours of field events only.
First up was the 35 lb wt through (which I personally love to watch). In about 2 min both my kids (5 yr old girl, and 7 yr old boy ) were glued to the stream and watching intently we laughed and sighed, cheered and moaned, as they threw, and a champion was crowned! . And so I thought off to our plans ….. but no ! They wouldn't have it , from one event to the next they were enamored , picking their favorite to win , from the race walk, to pole vault, shot put, tipple jump, 60 heats, 60 hurdles heats, etc ….
Well hours turned to minutes as we were glued to the computer ! I tried many times to sneak fast forward to the distance clashes I so anticipated seeing , but I stood no chance, they had the mouse and were determined to watch every hop, skip, jump, and throw that was covered , In fact when I would turn my back they would skip back to watch their favorite parts HAHAHA
5 hours later (which seemed like a moment ) when the coverage ended they asked to watch it again !
I think this is a great testimony to the greatness of our sport ! And i'm so thankful they see the just how amazing it is !!!
thanks for the inspiration of your wonderful meet so i could share ours !