A Visual Essay · WIAA State 2026 · Day 1

You Made It

Photographs & Words — Russell Moore
A runner at the start of an unfamiliar race, WIAA State Championships 2026

The unfamiliar race.

A runner lost in the middle of the pack during the 1600m at WIAA State 2026

You find yourself lost.

In a position you haven't been in.

A runner fighting fatigue mid-race at the WIAA State Championships

Falling behind, you reel.

A runner pushing through the final stretch at WIAA State 2026

Snap out of it.

A runner driving for the line in the final stretch at WIAA State 2026

You've come so far.

A runner leaving everything on the track at the WIAA State Championships
Two runners embracing after their race at WIAA State 2026

Embrace the moment.

Good or bad.

A runner collapsed on the track after finishing at WIAA State 2026

You made it.

A runner in a quiet moment of reflection after the race at WIAA State 2026

You made it – to state.

You made it.
WIAA State Championships · Mt. Tahoma, Tacoma
May 28, 2026 — Day One
Photographs & Words — Russell Moore
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