I'm the Fastest 9-Year-Old You've Ever Seen

And yet I did not win.

It is seared into my consciousness, burned black. The memory of a single “fatal” moment in my childhood that I simply cannot forget.

Perhaps you have a similar memory.

I am running the biggest race of life. I’m 9 years-old, up against giant 12 year-olds. It’s the Auckland road race championships over 2 miles. I’m the fastest 9 year-old you’ve ever seen.

Th…