Ran a nice, easy chatty run with cath, then went over to the 5K where my kid's school was having their race. It was fun to watch him run it. He did try to run faster than we did the Freedom Festival, he did not want me to run with him (said I'd hold him back). It was really inspiring to see how many parents ran with their kids (Cath ran with her cute girls). The XC coach for Timpview paced his son too--first finisher at 16:58 for a 6th grader wasn't to shabby. My son said "everyone says that kid won because he cut corners". I said, "that kid came in 3 minutes before any other kid...he won because he runs fast." I want my son to like running, and he was proud of his 24 minute time and 32nd place out of 200 classmates--but the great thing about running is (self) truth. It's a good lesson for a 6th grade boy to realize exactly where he stands so he can either improve himself or give the winner's their due and be a good sport. It was a good learning experience, and it was fun. | 