Homecoming weekend ... Cross Country style

It's Homecoming weekend in Manitowoc and Isaac got to participate in an amazing way today!  It's a tradition here that the cross country team takes the game ball to the opposing team's town and runs it relay style back to Manitowoc.  Isaac and the team left the football field at 4:45 a.m. to head to Sheboygan - about 35 miles away.  When they arrived back in town, they had a police escort while they ran as a team to the start of the Homecoming parade.  Here's a picture that the local paper took that captured Isaac and his coach, Mr. Nicolai.

This is Coach Nicolai's 45th year coaching cross country for Manitowoc! This is his last season coaching and we're so thankful that Isaac could be part of his legacy.  He's an amazing man and inspiration to these kids!  I was two months old in 1968 when he coached his first meet!

After the parade, the team made a lap around the football field, were introduced and then delivered the game ball to the football team.  It was great for the team to get some cheers from the crowd as they spend so many hours and miles running on their own and their sport doesn't draw many spectators!  Sounds like the kids all ran about 12 miles today.

Here's another picture of the team ... Isaac is off to the far left.




It was such a fun day, I just had to share!!!