Coming up Roses

tonight we held the first run of our 3k series down at Caroline Bay great effort from all those that participated. Millie the School Girl I am coaching ran 8seconds faster than her time at the South Island Secondary Schools earlier this year which is really good. Jesse who I was coaching prior to going to University ( still calls me Coach and still asks me for advice I guess I have not stopped coaching him). Jesse is on an exchange with Brock University in St Cathrines in Canada. 3 Weeks ago I spoke with him as he was so concerned, he caught a virus prior to the Toronto Marathon he pulled out at 10k. I told him to wait for the second marathon 3 weeks after Toronto he thaught the virus would knock him back. Great news yesterday NZ time Jesse won the Road to Hope Marathon in Hamilton Ontario and did a personal best time of 2:31.38. So I guess my coaching aprenticeship is coming up roses. I think its a great reward when you can help someone else excell.