Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Track Season

Ivy's winning jump - 4'4"
Ivy and Alaina decided to go out for track this year and participated in their first track meet yesterday in Skiatook.  Very exciting and, to a track novice, very confusing.  Training has been very intense and Alaina has been suffering shin splints; Ivy might be getting them too.

Coach Castle helps Alaina

Both girls competed in High Jump and the 3200 m Relay.  The relay team was 7th place; Ivy was 1st place with a jump of 4 ft 4 in and Alaina placed 4th with a jump of 4 ft 2 in.  I managed to watch the relay race and the last 2 rounds of High Jump. 

Later, Ivy ran in the 1600 m and 800 m races placing 6th and 11th respectively.  Alaina was scratched from the 400 m race because of her leg pain but was in the 1600 m Relay - the Zebras placed 4th.

The track season is short and intense with 7 meets in 8 weeks (if they make the conference meet on April 26).  Go Zebras!

The Wind came Sweeping Down the Plain....
Early in Ivy's 1600 m run

Alaina running hard in her 3200 m relay

5 comments:

lemonade said...

Ah that is so cool, those girls have some serious muscles!
Keep us posted, this story has some "legs."
Great Pics.
Windy!!

pakrboy said...

Wow, they are taking on a lot! Shouldn't that read "sweeping down the pain"? I think I'm getting shin splints just reading about them. I'm very proud & can't wait to here more...

Greenrok said...

Awesome snaps! and wow great job in getting those legs pumping, they look great out there. Gwen also has dealt with bone inflammation and shin splints in her marathon training and I can pass along her learnings.

equineobsessed said...

Hope they will have fun and work through those splints. Pass along any wisdom regarding treatments - poor babies.

nuh dah ay gay he said...

exciting! fosbury flop girls!