Even with her asthma, Kayleigh loved doing the cross country at school. She was good at long distance (as well as short distances). She first made it to the Murrumbidgee Cross Country in Year 4 when she came 5th in the school cross country - but we didn't let her go (for reasons I cannot remember) She qualifies again in Year 5 when she came 3rd in her age group. She didn't finish the Murrumbidgee cross country that year as her asthma forced her to retire after 1 lap.
In year 6, she again qualified by coming 2nd at the school cross country and I went to Stromlo park to see her run. She had a plan and she finished 16th, even beating the other Theodore participants by quite a lot. I was proud of her and she was proud of her achievement.
I can't remember if she did the school cross country in Year 7, but she did do it in Year 8 and came 2nd in her age group. It was only a few weeks before she passed away. She could have gone to the Murrumbidgee/Southside cross country but we were unable to get her out to Lake Burley Griffin for it, which was a little upsetting for her, but we didn't know anyone else that was going, who could have taken her with them.
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