Moore League Cross Country Finals

I've been covering Lakewood sports for several years now and this is the first year I've covered their cross country meets.

Since I'm on vacation I was able to get out and cover their league finals, which was held at Heartwell Park.  When I cover a sporting event I have an idea of what I want to get, but I found that doesn't always make for the best shot.  The finish line for this meet is under shade, but the runners come in from sunlight, which makes for a rough shot.  Now I did what I could to get the shots I wanted, but I think in the future I will adjust my positioning to get a better exposed shot.  Lesson learned.

Here are some of my favorites from this meet.

Moore League Cross Country

I've covered the Long Beach Middle School Cross Country Meet for several years now, but this was the first time I made it out to a high school cross country meet.

I've been walking up and down Signal Hill for about a year now for exercise, but it didn't prepare me for covering this race.  The Moore League holds one of their meets on Signal Hill and when I cover a cross country meet I try to get shots from three different locations.  I usually get close to the beginning and start, then I'll move to a location mid-way through the race, and finally I get the finish.  Well that meant walking up and down the various hills along the trail, which I'm not happy to say, kicked my butt.

Even with this being my first time covering this race, I am very happy with the shots I did get.  So please take a look at my favorites and highlights from the meet.