Running Man

Colin is following in the footsteps of his Uncle Alex and both Grandpa's by taking up running.

At school the children are required to walk, run, skip, hop or otherwise move around the track for 12 minutes. Each time around the get a popsicle stick to trace their progress. 1 stick = 1 lap. 4 sticks = 1 mile. Caroline, now starting the third grade, has managed to complete one mile in 12 minutes ONCE in her scholastic career.

Colin, on his first day of school, ran the track completing one mile well before his 12 minutes were up. He and his best friend reported to me that other little boys were pushing them out of the way, and Colin fell down, dropping his sticks. "But," Colin reported to me fiercely, "I picked up my sticks and still beat him to the end."

Way to go, Colin!