This weekend, I finished my first season as a cross country mom.
It’s a sport like no other.
Brace yourselves.
It’s a sport where spectators run from viewpoint to viewpoint to cheer on their kids and their team.
If you’ve never seen spectators running, it looks something like this:

Coaches are also running.
Sometimes (or if I was honest, oftentimes), people don’t know where the next viewpoint is, so we run after someone who looks…




I loved your opinion piece on the thrill of cross-country. Unconventional and thrilling for sure! Kudos to these dedicated kids and their loyal fans!
Thank you, Pauline!