I have really enjoyed being a volunteer coach.
Our girls got THIRD PLACE in the championships!
I was so proud of them.
And three of them got medals for being in the top ten!!!
Our girls got THIRD PLACE in the championships!
I was so proud of them.
And three of them got medals for being in the top ten!!!
Here's how it kind of went.
Are you nervous for us?
Yes, I'm very nervous for you. But I know you can do it.
How hard are you going to run?
hard
How hard are you going to run!
Hard
HOW HARD ARE YOU GOING TO RUN!
HARD!!!
Titans on three, one two three TITANS!
I feel like I need to fart.
Just fart as soon as the guy says go,
no one will know and you'll be running so fast
you'll leave it behind. No one will ever know...
no one will know and you'll be running so fast
you'll leave it behind. No one will ever know...
Opening my arms out a little when I run
really helped me breathe better, thank you.
really helped me breathe better, thank you.
She thought the lungs were where the kidneys are... oie.
Can you hold my bracelet?
Sure.
Can you hold my glasses?
Sure.
Can you hold my retainer?
(as she takes it out of her mouth and wipes it on her shirt)
........
Sure.
Hey Coach, can you run from here, to here, to here
to meet them and cheer them on?
to meet them and cheer them on?
Sure, I can run sprint for like a total of two miles.
The pain was worth it.
When you get to the finish line I want you
to tell me how many people you passed, okay?
to tell me how many people you passed, okay?
As soon as I said it he kicked it into gear and passed one person,
then another, then another, and kept the pace.
then another, then another, and kept the pace.
You can do it, this is the last race,
PUSH YOURSELF!
PUSH YOURSELF!
I'm looking around for our last boy, whose mom made him join
to lose weight, and he came in 108 out of 108 boys.
As I'm running the race backwards on the sidelines
looking for him, I finally see him a little less than a
quarter mile to being done. He's still jogging.
Running with him, you can do it, finish strong.
As soon as I said finish strong he just left.
Sprinted to the finish line.
to lose weight, and he came in 108 out of 108 boys.
As I'm running the race backwards on the sidelines
looking for him, I finally see him a little less than a
quarter mile to being done. He's still jogging.
Running with him, you can do it, finish strong.
As soon as I said finish strong he just left.
Sprinted to the finish line.
It was amazing to see these kids accomplish this.
To work so hard this season, and come this far,
and get something out of it.
This is why I want to continue to do this,
to see the pain on their faces as they've still got a mile to go,
and then to see the smiles as they cross the finish line.
To work so hard this season, and come this far,
and get something out of it.
This is why I want to continue to do this,
to see the pain on their faces as they've still got a mile to go,
and then to see the smiles as they cross the finish line.
The school saying is Simply be the Best.
As I've thought more and more about that,
I've realized there's nothing simple about being the best.
To be the best takes hard work, good work, endurance,
training, pushing yourself, learning...
You can't just "simply" be the best,
you have to work for it.
Even though we didn't get first,
even though the boys didn't place,
they did the work.
In my eyes they were the best.
As I've thought more and more about that,
I've realized there's nothing simple about being the best.
To be the best takes hard work, good work, endurance,
training, pushing yourself, learning...
You can't just "simply" be the best,
you have to work for it.
Even though we didn't get first,
even though the boys didn't place,
they did the work.
In my eyes they were the best.
