I have been meaning to blog about this for a while now…
Most of you know that our Fridays are quite busy. We host a scrapbooking / craft morning, have lunch at the in-laws and then Mum looks after the children while I go grocery shopping and run errands. I am blessed by the help I receive.
A couple of months ago, Mum started taking the boys down to a running track while I went out. They started to get competitive about times (funny that..) so I thought it best to buy a stop watch.
Recently, I was able to go along, see where they run and how they were doing. Here’s some photos:
Mark points out which route to use on the track. It’s called "Deek’s Track", after Robert de Castella, Australia’s famous marathon runner.
The boys start warming up…
On your mark…get set…
Oma starts the clock…
Zac smashes his previous record. He cracked 5 minutes for the first time in the 1000m ( or 1km) distance. He ran it in 4.49!
Stephen matched Zac’s 4.49 when he ran the second time…could not be outdone by a younger brother!
Adam brings it home…
and then collapses!
What of Mark?
He just wanted to keep going by himself. Sometimes off -track and not always in a straight line but he can go the whole way around without stopping now and clocks it in about 8 minutes.
They all enjoy it and look to better their times each week. It is a beautiful setting and I am so thankful to Mum for taking this on with the boys and being able to share it with them. She’s a homeschooling Grandma!
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