It has been a true joy to watch how excited the students have been about running over the past five weeks. While it is great to see how their endurance is improving, what I enjoy the most is seeing them reap the non-physical benefits. As a runner myself, I can contribute a lot of success in my daily life to skills I learned while training. Here are a few “a-ha” moments the students have experienced:

In the third grade I have noticed that boys who are normally fairly competitive with each other put that aside to run together and push each other to each achieve their personal best.

In almost every class I will give a set number of laps and then add “or more”. It has been really fun to watch the students choose to add more and more laps. Especially those who thought the original number of laps that I gave them was too tough.

I had the pleasure of cheering for many students and parents at the Holton Hustle 5k and 1 mile last Saturday. It was fun to watch the faces of the students as the crossed the finish line. For some they were excited to have set a goal of running a mile and then following through and achieving it. For others it was the shock when they realized just how fast they could run and that all the hard work they have put into running the past few weeks has paid off.

Teamwork. Encouragement. Finding a new limit. Happiness. Just a few of the benefits running has provided the Sabot community.

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