The weather broke just soon enough to allow for the All City Track Meet. Gabi was to run in the 70 meter and 200 meter (they took only the top two from each school in each event so she was very luck to compete in these). First up, 70 meter...and yikes. I looked at the size of those girls and my jaw dropped. They were all at least a head taller which means longer legs. But she ran hard and she gave it her best. She finished 6th out of 7 runners. No break was allowed, for they were calling for the 200 meter runners. She got lined up and she gave it all she got placing 3rd in her heat. Minutes later she was in my arms upset that her tummy was hurting. I wasn't sure if she was upset because of her placement, still intimidated by the looks (even though "the measurements are still the same" I reassured her over and over) and size of the track at Mishawaka, or if running back to back races in the humidity did upset her little tummy. Regardless, she sat on my lap and I ran cold water down the back of her neck, just holding her. We waited, anxiously, to see if her time would put her in the final race for the 200 meter but she didn't make it. And funny enough, when we figured that out, she piped up and felt better :) Regardless of what was upsetting her little tummy she did very good. And even though daddy told her at the beginning of the season that if she won the all city track meet he would buy her a digital camera, she got that gift - because she tried her hardest and that's what it is all about!!! So we have a very happy little girl! Good job, Gabi! We are proud of the way she tries her best at everything! And congrats to the Hums track team - Champions this year! Can't beat that - lots of cheers and smiles when the announcement was made. Special thanks to Coach Lewinski!!! Gabi loves him!
Below... a video of her running her heat in the 200 meter...
The weather broke just soon enough to allow for the All City Track Meet. Gabi was to run in the 70 meter and 200 meter (they took only the top two from each school in each event so she was very luck to compete in these). First up, 70 meter...and yikes. I looked at the size of those girls and my jaw dropped. They were all at least a head taller which means longer legs. But she ran hard and she gave it her best. She finished 6th out of 7 runners. No break was allowed, for they were calling for the 200 meter runners. She got lined up and she gave it all she got placing 3rd in her heat. Minutes later she was in my arms upset that her tummy was hurting. I wasn't sure if she was upset because of her placement, still intimidated by the looks (even though "the measurements are still the same" I reassured her over and over) and size of the track at Mishawaka, or if running back to back races in the humidity did upset her little tummy. Regardless, she sat on my lap and I ran cold water down the back of her neck, just holding her. We waited, anxiously, to see if her time would put her in the final race for the 200 meter but she didn't make it. And funny enough, when we figured that out, she piped up and felt better :) Regardless of what was upsetting her little tummy she did very good. And even though daddy told her at the beginning of the season that if she won the all city track meet he would buy her a digital camera, she got that gift - because she tried her hardest and that's what it is all about!!! So we have a very happy little girl! Good job, Gabi! We are proud of the way she tries her best at everything! And congrats to the Hums track team - Champions this year! Can't beat that - lots of cheers and smiles when the announcement was made. Special thanks to Coach Lewinski!!! Gabi loves him! 
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