fun run?

It has been a busy time since I posted last. In actual fact, Ivy did NOT win the invitational. I was astounded by her reasoning. Apparently, she concluded that the season was over, and this run was just for fun. She is already thinking ahead to next year when she will run for the high school. So, she decided to test out her "kick" . In our family, only Joel has shown the ability to really kick at the end of a race. I never could when I was in school. She intentionally stayed behind two girls she had beaten outright the week before until the last 300 meters. The announcer had already called"Well, we know it will be Ruckel for first and second, we just don't know which one will be in front." She came screaming around the corner into the last 100 meters , pulled away from both runners, and was headed to the finish line. Unfortunately, the extreme effort made her oblivious to anyone coming up from behind. Hilarious to me, was the announcer's comment, "Wait a minute, It's Ruckel and Ivy...(long pause)...from Bruner ." As if Ivy was a team all by herself. You can surmise that she was passed in the chute, and did not have a great time, because she purposely waited to pass. She was happy, though, and that is all that matters.