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TuesdayOctober1420149ntryrunningmeetopFortSmithyouthfromrunningtryMeetresultsPicklesrtersonGrade561XanderMcMahon2JoshZaidan3FinnJohnsonPhotosDaliCarmichaelGrade1and2studentspushpastthestartlinefortheir1-kmrace.Number95CananOlverastartedandendedstrongtakingrstplace.AnaisAubrey-SmithleftFinnlayRutherford-SimonSarahPorterSebastianPick-lesandOlieJohnsoncooloffaftertheir2-kmraceproudlydisplayingtheirnumberedpopsiclestickstheJBTequivalentofOlympicmedals.VolunteerKeithHarteryleftvolunteersLauraAubreyandJanieHobartJBTprincipalVicMansonandstudentsWinterRoseandFinnlayRutherford-Simonstandatthenishlinecheeringonathletesastheycompletethecourse.Withasuccessfullocalmeetnowundertheirbeltshehopesthatthegoalwillbe-comearealitysoonerratherthanlater.Theschoolisnttheonlylocalorgani-zationinapan-territorialstateofmind.OverthesummerthetheFortSmithTrackandFieldSocietyFSTFSheldaterritory-widetrackandfieldtrainingcampforyouththefirstofmanyinvita-tionaleventstheyhopetorunonanan-nualbasis.Almost50kidsrangingfromageseightto16showeduptothecampwithsomecomingfromasfarasBehchokoandKakisa.WiththecombinationofthetwoeventsteachersandvolunteersalikehopetomakeFortSmithahubfortheNWTrunningcommunity.AdayoffuninthesunAttheendofthedaythekidsplayedonthesandyhillsofthecourselappinguptheautumnsunbeforewrappinguptheirac-tivemeetwithawell-deservedpizzaparty.Overgooeyslicesofcheesygoodnessthestudentsrevelledovertheirraces.IcantbelieveIgotsecondplaceIveneverdonethatbeforeexclaimedSarahPorterwhoranwiththeGrade34heat.Herfellowstudentswerejustasenthu-siasticastheypickedaparttheirperfor-mancescommentingonthechallengesofrunningupanddownthehillycourse.Attheendofthedayitwasntwhowonorlostthatmattered.RememberyoustillhavetohavegoodsportsmanshipAubreysaidtoeachheatastheystoodattheirstartinglinetitteringandeagertotakeoff.Youhavetoencour-ageeachotherbecauseyourestillateam.Whatdoyouthinkisanotherimpor-tantthingsheaskedagroupofGrade34studentsbeforeusheringthemoffwiththeclangingofthestartingbell.Havingfuntheyansweredinachorus.Andasthestudentsfinishedtheirracestheygatherednearthefinishlinetohol-lerandcheerontheirpeers.