Sporting Spirit, 2011, trophy figurines in plaster and paint.
Dazzling triumphs are hard to achieve in sport. In team sports, teams compete all season for just a chance of getting into the finals. They then have to fight their way into the grand final to receive a sign of recognition for the whole seasons work.
However in the Fun Run every competitor is awarded for their achievement. Though each competitor cannot exhibit what the winner can do, they all can make evident the kind of work that must be done if excellence is achieved. Despite the huge difference in ability and result time, both the elite athlete and every day runner race the same distance and track and are both awarded for their efforts no matter what they time or style.
In what other sport would one be proud to finish 12,387th? Individuals can wear the medals proudly as they are part of the elite group who finished the distance.
However in the Fun Run every competitor is awarded for their achievement. Though each competitor cannot exhibit what the winner can do, they all can make evident the kind of work that must be done if excellence is achieved. Despite the huge difference in ability and result time, both the elite athlete and every day runner race the same distance and track and are both awarded for their efforts no matter what they time or style.
In what other sport would one be proud to finish 12,387th? Individuals can wear the medals proudly as they are part of the elite group who finished the distance.
