Liz won her first high school championship on Friday evening.  This is something that neither Marcia nor I ever enjoyed in our youth.  Liz’s Maryvale indoor track team won the IAAM Varsity A Championship on Friday night at the PG Sportsplex.

Not only was Liz part of the team, but she contributed to the win.  Liz ran and scored points in both the 1 mile and 2 mile run.  She finished 6th in the 1 mile, with a time of 5:47, and shortly after, finished 5th in the 2 mile, with a time of 12:43.  Neither times were her personal best, but she also had never competed for 3 miles in the same day.

Eden, Jack, Marcia and I were there to cheer her on.  We loved every minute of watching her compete.  Especially the way that she sprinted at the end of each race.  In the 1 miler, she sprinted to the finish line, and this ended up being the difference between 6th and 7th place.  And in the 2 miler, she sprinted the final half lap to hold off two runners hot on her heels.  When she finished the 2 miler, there were a number of teammates that met her at the finish line and hugged her.