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Last Friday was a perfect day! There were lots of happy kids and adults and lots of community people came to watch their kids run in cross country. Some were even being extra kind and squirting the runners with a hose because it was 35 degrees and most kids were running barefoot.
I was standing at the finish line to congratulate the little children who ran in the race. When the 1o year olds ran, we had to run 3kms to the airport and back. First, Second and Third got a medal!
After the 1o year olds ran the canteen mob started handing out lunch. The lunch was sausages,coleslaw, 1 bread, sauce and lettuce and tomato. We were really hungry and happy to get that good lunch.
After all the older children ran we had some presentations. The first second and third had to go up and get a football. Also the first person had to get a ball and another medal! Some dancers from Sydney did a dance performance which was really exciting to watch.
After the presentations we all went home except for the people who were running in the 10km fun run and all the people who wanted to watch. Gali did a traditional dance to wish us all good luck and Datjin joined in.
In the afternoon when I was still hot I ran in the women’s 10km race and I came third out of them all. I was a bit shy, but proud of myself for having a go.
By Faith Djomala Stevens
Footnote:
Faith ran in the 10yr old girls 3km cross country in the morning and won, then backed this up in the afternoon with the 10km run. Faith had been doing some training for this race and was totally unfazed by the challenge. She came third in the Women’s event, and 6th overall out of 25 male and female runners – despite ‘having a rest’ in the middle, and beginning the race in duffle boots!
Faith is an amazing example of how determination can help us overcome challenges and she quite literally can achieve anything she puts her mind to!! Remember the name….