2021 Ames Track Meet

We were a bit late for this one. Mama Chaos had to work (so did I, but my butt gets out of bed, does the usual get ready stuff before getting dressed, put on sweats and a oversized shirt and go downstairs to my work station).  We met in Ankeny and drove up to Ames together and as such, were a bit late and missed Caleb's first event... such is life.

This is the first event that we got to see.  Caleb is rounding the corner in the lead.  

Not as big of a lead as you think since the 2nd place kid is two lanes to Caleb's right.  And does his face look funny?

Why yes it does!  He doesn't remember to take his mask off for races!  LOL!  In the last one, he reached up and pulled it down but he finished this one with it fully on.  I struggle getting thru the grocery store with it on...  this kid is running like crazy.

Getting ready for his 100m hurdle.  He also likes to cheer anyone from his school on.  He's the yellowest jersey in the pic.

At the starting gate...

They're off!

Pretty much a dead heat between him and the dude next to him.

This was a heat that he wasn't supposed to be in, but a teammate got in trouble at school and therefore, could not participate tonight so Caleb is filling in for him in the 200m hurdles.

Again, pretty much a dead heat at the second hurdles.

At the third set of hurdles, he is getting some seperation and he expanded on that by the end of the race.  The trouble is, he was running as the kid who couldn't participate tonight so that lad gets the "time".  There were two heats for this event so Caleb came in second place ultimately.

 

Another meet in the books and the kid is loving it!  Can't beat that.