The Cross Country team ran two races since my last update and performed very well in both of them.

Just getting to this race was an adventure: An adventure well documented by Coach Montoya.

This race was up in the hills of the Vienna Woods right on the outskirts of the city. The 5K race started with a grueling uphill route into the woods. Fortunately, what goes up must come down. So after pushing themselves up up up the hill, they got to enjoy running down it on the homestretch.

This race awarded the top 3 in each age group some pretty unique trophies. Snow globes with gold, silver or bronze “snow.” Snow globe trophies. Snowglobphies? In any case, they were a well-deserved reward for a well run race.
Our next race took us to the small town of Schwechat just outside of Vienna. This race’s route traced the Schwechat River up one bank and back down the other. It was a beautifully scenic route and perfect running weather.

The kids once again did very well, taking the top 2 spots in both the boys and girls Jugend division. No snowglobphies this time, but they did receive some nice looking medals.

I think this may have been my boys’ favorite race, as it featured all-you-can-eat chili at the post-race buffet.