Maxwell the Runner

This was Maxwell's second Fall running cross country at the middle school, and he really excelled. Halfway through the season he earned a spot in the advanced group, beating out 8th graders! That also meant he trained by running 3 miles every practice rather than the 1.5 miles the other kids ran. The competitions, however, are all still 1.5 miles. Maxwell was able to bring his time down several minutes from last year to 10:13. That's under a 7 minute mile. Not bad considering he's still one of the shorter kids on the team! He's started the adolescent grow spurt though, adding an inch to his height since July.