Even Dinosaurs can't catch him!

Back in April, I wrote a short article on this forum about a little buddy of mine who just happens to be arguably the fastest sixth-grader "West of the Pecos" -- well, I shouldn't get carried away, so, let's say west of Houghton Road.

A preemie at birth, Trevor has blossomed into quite a young man. Now a seventh-grader, Trevor is still running. He pretty much beats everyone in his age group...and if he does lose, it's normally to an eighth-grader, a high school kid, or an adult -- who just happens to have the courage to take him on. Trevor will stretch his little legs, take a deep breath and take off across the desert on a two or three-mile run. At his school, he finishes no worse than second and usually crosses the finish line a winner -- minutes ahead of the rest of the competition. He recently took second in the middle school cross country championships at his school.

Now mind you, 17 and 18 year old high school runners will probably qualify for the prep championships in the state of Arizona if they can complete a mile, in say 4 minutes and 40 seconds (give or take a second or two). Well, little Trevor has broken six minutes numerous times this season and is nearing the 5:40 mark. If I was a local high school track or cross country coach, I'd certainly be keeping an eye on him. Just think what he'll be able to accomplish once a high-level, experienced high school or racing club running coach gets a hold of him. In a recent meet, Trevor gave his fellow teammates a pep talk. Just minutes before the race, he explains to them, "Go out there and run like Dinosaurs are chasing you." No wonder he's so fast. I wish I had taken his advice years ago, I can't even overtake a tortoise, going down hill!

Check out my previous blog post on Trevor, entitled "The Little Engine That Could" posted back on April 6, 2010.