Cross country meet

Oregon State Cross Country Meet at Lane Community College in Eugene - Andrew ran for Southridge in the 6A division and had his worst time of the year. He could have blamed it on his ankle, which has been swollen for three days after tripping during practice on some uneven pavement hidden under fallen leaves, but instead said he just couldn't make his legs work any faster. He slept and ate well, so theories are that his ankle healing took energy away from him, or maybe he's getting sick.
His team did poorly - Cesar rolled an ankle and didn't finish, and the team ended up 13th out of the 14 teams that made it to State.

Mali was zombie-like at the meet, after staying up until 4:00 AM at a Halloween party. After the meet the team went for pizza and calzone at Mazzi's in Eugene. Very fun - I had a nice talk with tablemates: Coach Michael, Kat's (and Johnny's) parents, and Austin's parents and little sister.
Here's Mali (right) cheering for Andrew (far left), and below is Andrew prepping at the start amidst the foliage.