For a little boy who was never very interested in sports, Mason sure has turned into quite the athlete. Sports are without a doubt his favorite past time and he fills up just about any moment of his day he can with them. This spring Mason decided to try out track with his buddy Daniel. They ran for Blaze Track Club. We learned a few things about Mason and track. 1 - He had more success as a distance runner than sprinter (6:36 minute mile is not too shabby). 2 - He and Daniel should not run in the same heat. In their first meet they were in the same heat of the 400 m. The two of them jogged along side by side talking and laughing the whole race. 3 - When necessary he is capable of pushing himself harder. While running the mile for the first time Mason pushed himself the entire race. In his final lap he started to run out of steam until another boy caught up and started to pass him. He turned it up a notch and pushed himself as the two of them battled back and forth down the homestretch and Mason managed to edge him out at the end to take 4th place. It was a very proud mama moment for me.
We took advantage of living less than a mile away from Fox Hollow and Mason did junior golf once a week. He made a lot of improvement and even went out for a couple golf outings with Scott and Grandpa Mike and again with Grandma Nancy and Grandpa Val.
This summer, Mason entered into the world of summer camps. He started with the American Fork football camp the last week in may. The next week he participated in Mountain View's Basketball camp with Daniel and the following week Sky Ridge's basketball camp. Mason decided camps are pretty fun and cool. Mason also participated in Strength and Conditioning twice a week for Football. Mason learned what it means to be sore the morning after a workout.
It's fun to watch Mason try out all these different things as he figures out what he likes best and where his nitch will be.
