Courtney took this picture from on top of a hill at the golf course in Milton-Freewater. It was a beautiful setting but made for a hard race today. This is the start of the race where the boys are bunched together. Jake has come to realize that he is a good runner and has begun to push himself more in practice and we looked to this meet as the one that would help Jake know where he is as a cross country runner. He didn't disappoint.
There are 7 runners on a varsity cross country team. Jake ran varsity today. His goal was to run with some of the faster, older boys. As they started out, the oldest five Baker runners were bunched together. Jake was a few seconds behind them -- much closer than he has been in other races. About halfway through the race, they had to run up a steep hill. By the time he got there, he had passed one of the older Baker runners so he was in 5th place. Jake is the boy in the middle of the two white-shirted runners.
Staying close to Joe, a senior.
Starting downhill.
Shortly after this picture, Jake passed Joe to take 4th place among the Baker varsity runners. This was while they were on top of the hill.
Jake was awesome in this race. Though he thought he was going to die a couple of times, he gutted it out and had a personal best in a tough, tough course. He placed 4th among the Baker varsity runners and 15th overall. There were about 50 runners in the race. Not bad for a freshman!
Jake's hard work paid off and it was recognized by his teammates and coach. Last week and this week he was elected the most inspirational runner in practice by his teammates. Trust me, he is really working hard. And, as a result, he was named the male runner of the race for his team today. Way to go, Jake!! Oh, he was so sweaty and had little bugs stuck all over his neck.
On the 10th of October, Saturday morning, it was so cold in La Grande as the boys ran. They ran only 1.8 miles. Jake showed then that he was making great strides as he placed 4th amongst the Baker runners while 3 or 4 of the top runners were gone.
Jake was staying warm in his Under Armour.
Jake had a great race.
Celebrating Cameron's 18th birthday with many friends.
Just two days before the La Grande race, Jake ran in Ontario at the future site of the district meet to be held on October 31st.
Jake liked this race. He thought is was a pretty fast course. He placed in the top 7 for Baker.
Gutting out a great race. Neither Karen or I got to see Jake run in this race.
This is an additional picture from Jake's first race in the mountains outside of Elgin. These pictures from La Grande, Ontario, and Elgin were given to us by one of the moms whose son runs on the team. We are grateful for her generousity.
Courtney took this picture from on top of a hill at the golf course in Milton-Freewater. It was a beautiful setting but made for a hard race today. This is the start of the race where the boys are bunched together. Jake has come to realize that he is a good runner and has begun to push himself more in practice and we looked to this meet as the one that would help Jake know where he is as a cross country runner. He didn't disappoint.
There are 7 runners on a varsity cross country team. Jake ran varsity today. His goal was to run with some of the faster, older boys. As they started out, the oldest five Baker runners were bunched together. Jake was a few seconds behind them -- much closer than he has been in other races. About halfway through the race, they had to run up a steep hill. By the time he got there, he had passed one of the older Baker runners so he was in 5th place. Jake is the boy in the middle of the two white-shirted runners.
Staying close to Joe, a senior.
Starting downhill.
Shortly after this picture, Jake passed Joe to take 4th place among the Baker varsity runners. This was while they were on top of the hill.
Jake was awesome in this race. Though he thought he was going to die a couple of times, he gutted it out and had a personal best in a tough, tough course. He placed 4th among the Baker varsity runners and 15th overall. There were about 50 runners in the race. Not bad for a freshman!
Jake's hard work paid off and it was recognized by his teammates and coach. Last week and this week he was elected the most inspirational runner in practice by his teammates. Trust me, he is really working hard. And, as a result, he was named the male runner of the race for his team today. Way to go, Jake!! Oh, he was so sweaty and had little bugs stuck all over his neck.
On the 10th of October, Saturday morning, it was so cold in La Grande as the boys ran. They ran only 1.8 miles. Jake showed then that he was making great strides as he placed 4th amongst the Baker runners while 3 or 4 of the top runners were gone.
Jake was staying warm in his Under Armour.
Jake had a great race.
Celebrating Cameron's 18th birthday with many friends.
Just two days before the La Grande race, Jake ran in Ontario at the future site of the district meet to be held on October 31st.
Jake liked this race. He thought is was a pretty fast course. He placed in the top 7 for Baker.
Gutting out a great race. Neither Karen or I got to see Jake run in this race.
This is an additional picture from Jake's first race in the mountains outside of Elgin. These pictures from La Grande, Ontario, and Elgin were given to us by one of the moms whose son runs on the team. We are grateful for her generousity.
Good job Jake!! That is way cool that you are on varsity as a freshman and even beat some of the seniors! You are going to be way fast by the time you are a senior!!!
ReplyDeleteJake you are AWESOME! I don't think anything is harder then pushing yourself running when you think you are going to die. You may not think that this is preparing you for your mission but it is. You will be able to do harder things than you thought you could because you have been practicing and trusting in your coach, just like you will be trusting the holy ghost. Keep up the hard work!
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