imagine our surprise as parents when Hannah told us she was doing steeplechase in her first track meet of the season. distance running we expected, and she is doing that well also. but steeplechase?? i hardly even knew what it was, and so it was with great surprise that we learned our tiny daughter would be hurdling into a pit of water multiple times in a race. she's tiny, she has never hurdled (even without the water pit), she hates being cold, and she usually needs forceful gentle nudging into brand new life experiences. this was monumental.
i'd say her first race was monumental too. such priceless photos of her "dip in the pit". not exactly the intent of the race, that you fully submerge and take a swim, but regardless, the photos are golden.
in the above pic you can see her shoe and her right hand and fingers reaching up out of the water...kind of like an "it's okay, i'm good!!" signal to the crowd...
brrrrr.....no time to towel off...get running!!
so proud of her courage, her ability to laugh at her mishaps, her confidence in owning last place and her perseverance to do it all over again at the next meet.......with goggles....how fun!
i told Hannah the three photos should become her "motto for life", in picture form. something along the lines of "live adventurously, don't quit, capture the moment and laugh at your imperfections"...do things that will make for interesting stories later in life. that she has done. as we say probably a thousand times a year to each of our kids, it isn't the place you finish that matters, it's the effort and attitude and character that means the most....great job Hannah!!!
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