School Sports Day 2015

Today Joshua and Brandon had their 2015 school sports day. It wasn't quite the nice warm summer day everyone was hoping for and was actually pretty windy and chilly at times, but at least the rain held off. Brandon was entered into the egg and spoon race and the long distance run and Joshua was entered into the sack race and the long distance run. The big question was whether all of the boys 2k park runs had paid off for the long distance race????

 

At the start of the event the kids all did the usual opening ceremony where each class did a lap of the track with their class banner that they made themselves. Out first was Brandon with his Harry Kane slick back go faster hair style and he was one of the kids chose to hold the red class banner.

 

Brandon (aka Harry Kane) King with the red class banner.

Then out came the yellow class banner. The teacher in the red and black so reminds me of Auntie Lorraine when she was younger!

Joshua doing his opening ceremony lap with fellow Tigers team mate Ethan.

 

First up was Joshua in the sack race. He started really good and was holding a steady second place and gaining rapidly on the leader. However he then had the dreaded fall and then in his haste to get up he went down again resulting in him coming in last. We are not really sure why he chose the sack race. As you can see from the picture the sacks are quite small and all of the taller kids (like Josh) seemed to be having trouble as they had to bend down to jump and be hunched over. It seemed a lot of the taller kids where all falling over as the sacks were too small for them. He tried his best though. 

 

Joshua lines up for his sack race with the sack not too much higher than his knees!

Brandon was up next in the egg and spoon race and I think he fell asleep at the start line. The teacher said go and he was left standing there looking around! He quickly realised everyone had gone decided to wake up and get running. He quickly pulled into second place and then dropped his egg about 3m before the finish. The leader then dropped his egg before the finish line but the egg rolled over the line. Whilst this happened Brandon had picked his egg up and cross the line with it still on the spoon. So watching the video that I took the other kids egg crosses the line first (rolling on the floor), and then they both cross the line with their feet at the same time, only Brandon now has his egg on the spoon. So I thought Brandon had won, but they gave him second. So robbed of gold for the second year in a row.

Brandon snoozing on the start line as everyone else shoots off in the egg and spoon race.

After a slow start Brandon tears down the course and finishes in 2nd place to take a silver medal.

All smiles on the podium, but I still think he should have had the top spot.

 

Next up was Brandon's long distance race which was 2 laps around the school track. He started on the outside lane and therefore had his work cut out from the start to get over and on the inside lane. Once he was there he battled the first lap from 4th to 3rd and then settled into a good pace. Unfortunately his little legs just couldn't close the gap on the top two and he ended up with a very respectively bronze medal.

Brandon looking good as he starts his second lap in 3rd place but still under pressure from the 4th place kid.

Puffing hard but proud of himself for finishing 3rd.

Happy little boy picks up his second medal of the day. Not bad for a days work.

Final race for the King family was Joshua in his long distance race. Expectations were low as he had been reporting that in practise he was in a tough group and had been coming close to last each time. But like Brandon he battled hard and kept a good strong pace going to bring home a 3rd place finish and another bronze medal for his collection.

Joshua battling hard for 3rd place and under a lot of pressure from behind.

He crosses the line in 3rd place with fellow Beaver Laurence closely behind in 4th.

Happy Joshua on the podium, I am so proud he got at least one medal out of the day.

 

 

So another successful sports day for the boys. I couldn't have been more prouder of the two of them and I know they both gave it 150% effort and showed real determination and competitiveness. At the start of each race I think I was probably more nervous than them with butterflies in my stomach and an accelerating heart rate. After the sports day was finished we got to spend lunch break with the boys and had a nice picnic lunch out on the field, a very nice coronation chicken wrap with crisps, apple and a bottle of water. I wouldn't have missed today for the world and enjoyed every minute of it. Roll on when Holly starts school and I can cheer her on as well.