It's often said that time has sped up in our era, which of course is impossible, according to the laws of physics, but in many areas of human endeavor, a speed-up has certainly occurred.
All coaches in all sports know that the one skill you cannot teach is speed. I've been lucky to have children who run like the wind -- all six of them.
Most of them, however, are not at all competitive, so their speed is simply one of their characteristics as people. Most people never would know how fast they can move.
Two of my kids have chosen to compete as runners. Peter was the fastest 100-yard dash runner at his age in southern Marin County during early high school.
Today was Aidan's first cross-country meet. He ran the 1.25 mile race in a slow, conservative manner, on purpose. He didn't try to compete, and he finished 25th in a large filed of competitors.
Maybe in the future his attitude will kick in. If so, I look forward to *that* race!
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