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Radipole Primary School

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Year 4, 5 and 6 X-country

Yesterday it was an absolute pleasure to watch Radipole at its finest! 

 

Sport is far greater than the medals won! Sport is about the journey each athlete has been on, the resilience that has developed, friendships made, failures encountered, learning opportunities explored, passions ignited, growth of skills that can be applied to other areas of life, empathy towards others, team spirit nurtured, and encouragement of all etc. 

 

Yes the runners were amazing. 

Yes the Year 4 boys did win the team event. 

Yes we had 2 first places. 

Yes we had 1 second place. 

Yes we had 2 third places. 

 

More than that, everyone was a winner to me. Everyone had their own story, motivation and reasons to be there. 

 

Some examples... 

One child attempted the event last year with no strategies and placed 48th. This year they were determined to do better, so attending the weekly club, learning race strategies and developing endurance, they placed 10th! WOW! I love it when hard-work pays off!! 

One child completed the first third and looked ready to stop. With gentle encouragement, they completed the whole race...running! 

Another child attended the weekly sessions and gradually built up their stamina culminating in them finally reaching 1.5 km on race day. 

My final example, one child became overcome by nerves that they didn't know if they would even take part. With encouragement, they took part, put in an amazing effort and was the final piece of the Year 4 boys team.  

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