Walk-A-Thon Winner!!

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Each year at the elementary school, the PTA has a walk-a-thon for it's big fundraiser. The kids get people to sponser them and then they walk (or run) as many laps as they can in 45 minutes. The school raises a crazy amount of money, but it's the only thing they ask of us all year! For the past two years Evan has come home from the walk-a-thon and told me that he won...he ran the whole time and got the most laps of everyone in the school. I told him "great job" and kept the "yeah right" to myself. I have always known that Evan was a very confident child!!

This year I was able to volunteer at the walk-a-thon and see all the different grades come out and do their laps. I planned on walking with Evan and McKinley to share in the event with them. When it was time for Evan's class I found him and he was so serious...kind of in "the zone". He was ready to do this thing! Any ideas I had of walking with Evan were quickly put to rest as the kid sped off for his first lap. They make the kids walk the first 1/2 lap so they don't stampede each other, but there are some very fast walkers in the 3rd grade. I quickly figured that if I stood in the middle of the track I could watch Evan run (yes, I said run) bye each time. And run he did. I have to take back every negetive thought I had about the little guy and his bragging...he was telling me the truth. I watched him run for the entire 45 minutes! He completed 18 laps, which equals out to 4 1/2 miles! Come to find out that was the most of any of the kids that day from Kinder to 5th grade! He was, IS the winner of the walk-a-thon! Wow!

So, congratulations to my little winner!! Evan Smith, 3rd grade!