Elementary School Cross Country Running In 18 Pictures

Photos and Text by Robert Thomas

On Tuesday afternoon the Holy Trinity Catholic School Division held their first of three elementary school cross country meets in the Wakamow Valley.

Although the event had been threatened by a downpour the rain never came and so the meet went ahead.

“We just did a practice meet. We have two practice meets and then on October 1st we have our championship meet,” Rick Bell commissioner of elementary school athletics for the Holy Trinity Catholic Schools said.

Bell said cross country is good for the runners.

“It’s really good. It gets them outside. It gets them active. We were worried about the weather today but it turned out perfect,” he said.

The event usually attracts about 200 runners but the number was down he said likely due to threat of heavy rains.

The next practice meet is September 24th with the finals on October 1st (an alternative day is October 3rd). Start time is 4 pm.

Bell invited parents, grandparents and family friends to come down to the skating oval in the Wakamow and cheer on the kids.

Here are some photos from Tuesday’s event.