At school, Katie participates in the Ryan Elementary Running Club. This club meets once a week after school and encourages the kids to run. Last week the running club held a trial race. Any member who could finish the 1.5 mile race in under 30 minutes would be invited to run in a competitive race along with students from 3 other local elementary schools. Katie finished the trial run in approximately 15 minutes.
On race day, Katie was full of energy and ready to run. We saw her during the first lap and then towards the end of the race. When we saw her on her last lap, she was visibly upset and crying...but still running fast. After the race we learned that she was upset because her number card was ripped off her shirt (leaving a small hole) and because she got hit in the face with a tree branch. One of the girls in her running club saw that she was upset while running and patted her on the shoulder and told her to "keep up the good work." We were so proud of here for toughing it out and finishing the race despite her unlucky series of events.
Her dad tested the stopwatch feature on his phone and clocked her 1.5 mile run at approximately 13 minutes. During the awards ceremony, Katie was shocked when she heard her name called for the 4th place 3rd grade female runner.
CONGRATULATIONS KATIE!!!
Dang Katie! Great job! Hit the tree back next time!
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