So Saturday was the Philadelphia Catholic League Championships for Cross-Country. It's the biggest event of the year, and those who win get to go to the PA States Championships.
Kevin was excited for the championships, and he thought he was going to have a good day. The gun went off and he started running. The photo above is Kevin and his friend he knew from grade school. They're still good friends.
At the first mile, Kevin was in fifth place. He seemed to be running pretty well, but I was hoping he would be more ahead on the team.
Kevin went into the woods, and when he came out of the trails, he looked exhausted. I told him, "This is your moment. Get those guys and start passing them!" Amazingly, Kevin took my advice and started blasting by guys.
When he came past the last turn, he went into overdrive, and passed a few guys before the finish line, and made me proud.
At the previous week, his time was 23:22:07. Saturday's time was - get this - 21:53:01. He knocked 1:69 off his run!
Kevin finished third on the team, and put everything into that race. Kevin probably won't make States, but he'll be ready for next year.
P.S. - Mrs. Earp did all the photography.
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