PM 10 miles again around sugar house Park after the final day of the region track meet. 1:10:36 two minutes faster than last night. Girls took region and the boys took third. Again a good day for our distance group in the 3200 meters girls we placed 3 in the top 5. But one of my favorite highlights was the mixed 1600 meter for the kids that are not in your teams top competitors in region. Faje, a refuge from sudan, ran a 5:30. He was in the lead the whole race. Faje has a learning disability and academically I've been told is at about a 1st grade level. Every time we run I need to explain the race and the amount of laps he his to run. He is a great kid and his happy attitude is awesome. Anyway he started fast and got a quick lead. I positioned myself after the first curve and we planned to make adjustments each lap as needed. He would come around the corner look over slow down some to hear what I was yelling and then go again. He runs effortlessly and looks behind himself, watches the crowd, and responded to each thing I told him. He won by over the 50 meters. After the race he was beaming, I asked him how it was he said good. I said could you go faster, He bowed his head smiled and shook his head yes, and just laughed. I can't wait to see what he will be able to do in the future. |