Wednesday the Dulwich Junior School (Reid) had their track and field day. Reid had a great time and did his best to fight through genetics. Below is the summary of the day:
- The competition was really between the four "houses" (think Harry Potter). There were three or four grade levels involved, several hundred kids.
- Reid was in 5 events: 800M run, 4X100M relay, tug-of-war, tennis ball toss, long jump, tri-jump (another long jump).
- In the 4 X 100 relay pictured below, Reid was leg two. As you can see (blue hat), he took the baton in third place. What is not pictured is that he blew by the competition, handing off at the end of his 100 in first. His team finished a close second.
- Reid finished second in his house in the long jump, didn't place overall though.
- The Shackleton House finished second overall all, missing first by only 5 points.
- Final fun fact: 95% of the kids here can't throw a ball to save their life. In the U.S. it would probably be about 30%. One of the teachers told us that they still play tee ball here until the 5th grade...
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