Hillcrest Triathalon

We had a few runners skip practice to participate in the 4th annual Hillcrest Youth Triathalon this weekend! The Goshen XC team was large and in charge! 

They swam....

Biked....

and ran.....

They tried so hard and we were so proud of the effort we saw today!

Here are a few...at the finish line....current runners and Goshen XC alum too!

Way to GO Gators!!!

First Time Trial

It was Time Trial Day! The kids were nervous..you could tell...but excited too!

Lucky for you...Evan's dad...is quite the photographer...here he is taking pics at the time trial...

and lucky for you...he shared some of his great shots with me for the blog!

Now back to me...sorry.....although he promised to share his great pics with us all season long! Thank you so much!

The kids really did give it their all! We were so proud of them!

We were also proud of the team leadership we saw...we had runners running along with team mates for encouragement.....

and lots of help!

We celebrated with the first round of Gatorade slushies!

They were a hit and the kids deserved every last sip of them!

Commitment Tuesday

Today was the day....Commitment Tuesday! Those that came and gave us a try...and it was not for them are gone...and we are left with these kids...Our 2012 XC team! We are so excited!

We raised our hands and made a pledge to the team...and we said it from our hearts....

Our Pledge:

I, Goshen XC runner, do pledge today to work hard 

and give my best at all times. 

To support my team and my team mates all season long.

I won't give up.

I won't give in.

 And I will represent Goshen Elementary with pride.

Because I am a Gator Runner!

And Gator Runners Rock!

and then we ran! 

 We ran with a new feeling of commitment......

 and a new feeling to belonging.....

 It's the true beginning of our season!

 and we celebrated with popsicles!

Cheers to great season! We are so glad you are here!

2 weeks down...time to decide!

Saturday's practice was awesome! The weather was absolutely beautiful! There was a tiny touch of fall in the air and the team was all smiles!

 The 2 week trial period has come to end and it is now time to decide...are you in or are you out? Lucky for our runners they are supported by such loving parents and we know the people who love you will help you make your decision with you.

 Some of the moments I love the best are ones I get to see with our amazing adult runners! We appreciate your time and support of these amazing kids....thank you!

 We have seen a lot of effort over the past two weeks.....

 and a lot of heart too....

Slowly we are starting to come together to see what our team will look like.....

Saturday we even got to have a little fun!

We can't wait until Tuesday to see our team....to see the 2012 XC runners for Goshen Elementary! It's going to be an amazing season!