Eitan runs the first cross country race of the year, a relay in Guilford where each of three runners completes 2.5k. Eitan reckons there were twenty teams and Hercules Wimbledon take fourth place. The boy takes the first leg, delivering sixth place, while Zac and Sam bring up the rankings on the back half. The course is a "mildly hilly park trail" leaving the competitors to fend for themselves on the wet narrow path. Eitan's strategy is to "go off with the leading pack and stick with it." He notes further: "Painful. I was running with a Kingston runner all the way but he overtook me in the end."
The Orensteins to Paris last night only dad forgets the keys to the flat in the Marais and we miss the last Eurostar by a few minutes. Since Zuma and Nobu fully booked, Eitan and I stay up late watching 'Halloween' while Sonnet makes late night steak followed by ice cream and cookies.
The pumpkins have been carved.
Zac, Eitan and Sam
