~:[CH13 - Day 320]:~ Ohana Forever

 
~:[CH13 - Day 320]:~ Ohana Forever

It was strange when I looked at how the girls results turned out. I predicted the points to be 41, 70, 91, 115 and they ended up 60, 71, 92, 107 in the correct order of teams. The boys results came out similar as I picked four of the five qualifying teams. The numbers often tell the tale with injuries and illnesses being the thing that causes the most changes. Of course, no matter where I project our team, the only thing I ask of them is to give it your all and finish you know you gave it your all. That's all you can do as you roll the dice to see what happens. Every once in awhile, things fall into place, however, the only thing you can control, is how you do. In life, we're going to face many of these insurmountable moments. We'll face those David vs Goliath battles. However, whether your favored to finish first or last, you need to go out there and execute your plan to the best of your abilities. I remind my athletes not to worry about how fast the teams around them may be, but to run your race and work on executing your plan. While some were disappointed, many ran the race we had hoped for. My boys moved up two spot after improving by 30 seconds from the invitational with our #2 being sick and our #5 out. Our girls improved by over eight minutes from the invitational and moved up one spot, since I adjusted it for a healthier squad. Overall though, they all went out there and battled to the best of their abilities. When I arrived back at the tent, it was a virtual ghost town, which made me happy. They were all together celebrating their finish and enjoying their final moments of the season together. After a summer full of grueling workouts, days running miles under the hot sun, hours in the weight room after most went home, competition after competition full of success and disappointment, taking care of soreness, injuries and illnesses, and the many hours spent together working on preparing and bonding together, they stood together one final time. Whether or not they set a new record or make school history in some way is not as significant as, did the end the season as one ohana. The importance of ohana is more long lasting than any performance. In a decade or two, will those connection still be intact or at the very least, will those memories remain in the minds of those who were a part of this program? I am hoping that the answer to this will be yes for this group and the many that have passed through our program. As while the road for our season ends here, the road for our ohana will be ongoing long into the future. Ohana RNR.