~:[CH15 - Day 118]:~ Leveling Up

 
~:[CH15 - Day 118]:~ Leveling Up

In a way, today is a bit sad, as some of our athletes end their season today. They don't get a send off. Unlike most sports, some athletes finish today and some level up to league finals. There's a bit of sadness to it, as while painful, in team sports, you celebrate together when victorious or you console each other in defeat. For sports like track, it's a little different. There can be a variety of sadness and joy in the same frame from the same school, which makes it a little challenging. Luckily, not too many athletes had to say goodbye as over 80 of our athletes advanced to the finals. It's cool to see athletes find improvements from the beginning of the year until now and even more fun when they keep advancing to the next level whether from prelims to finals or finals to CIF and beyond. It's always a challenge to see who could actually make it the furthest, but at the end of the day, you get what you can get and today we got more than enough. I was proud of the athletes today. There were a few who were struggling, but toughed out their races and advanced, while a number of athletes PRed. There were some who struggled, but still, I was proud that they were out there and glad they joined us. There will be a bit of sadness as our team will grow a little smaller, but I'll also stay in focus and remember that we have a lot of athletes who are still aiming to level up! I hope that in all the things we do, we aim to rise as high as we can and it all starts with a single step in the direction of what we want to accomplish.