Emmett signs his first race form!
There was a smaller field this year, but definitely older. Emmett was once again asked to join the "little kids" division, but said no, and wanted to race the whole 0.85 mile lap. He was clearly the youngest racer on the smallest bike, but raced a fantastic race, shaving a whopping 30 seconds off last year's time and earning a mention from the race announcer after his sprint finish (including an announcement of his age)...
The length of the race, and perhaps the disappointment of not winning the overall race despite all his training weighed a bit hard on this little competitor's shoulders...
(although his parents' and friends' insistence that he "won" his age group seemed to temper the blow somewhat, and he recovered sufficiently to engage in plenty of his usual nonsense and clowning around)...
It takes a lot of energy to be a racer, but Emmett put his heart into it. Congratulations Emmett, on another great race!
The length of the race, and perhaps the disappointment of not winning the overall race despite all his training weighed a bit hard on this little competitor's shoulders...
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