Every summer the Rochester Athletics Club puts on a series of all comers track meets for kids at the local track. The kids run in their age groups with boys and girls divisions and each participant gets a ribbon (yes it's America so everyone gets a ribbon so everybody feels like a winner - no wonder there's no incentive to work hard or improve). Natalya went a couple of times last year but this year she understood much more. She's still enjoying the running more than getting into the competition side of things and that's not bad.
Most times we'd also run into some friends, particularly Vincent, Claire and Vincent and little Lucas can run - just usually he'll run around like crazy when it's not racing time and then be too tired to race. Still I think all the kids have a great time and it's great to see the kids out and enjoying themselves. I'm glad the club puts it on and keeps it free. I think it's six times through the summer and every tuesday evening.
Mummy and Natalya running with Pierce hugging Claire in the foreground
Natalya coming in to finish
Daddy with Natalya in the short race
Vincent and Lucas at the start line
Natalya and a friend going strong
Coming into the home straight
Busting one out in the long jump
The whole family racing
About Me
- AussieSteel
- I was born and raised in Cairns, Australia and went to university in Townsville at James Cook University where I first studied Marine Biology followed by Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. While Studying I met Jessica, who later became my wife. I moved back to her home state of Minnesota, America and currently work as a researcher at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. We have three children, a dog and a cat.
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