Ds year 7 11yo has been chosen to compete in a cross county tournament at school.
He's a bit baffled and worried. This is because, he never got picked for anything sports wise in primary, even though he tried out for everything, there were just always better kids. He never won any races at sports day. He can't understand how or why he's been chosen out of 200 children. He didn't try out for it.
Now he can run, he runs 5k with me 3 times a week, but we run painfully slow. As in a 45 minute 5k. He's not a fast runner, or if he is he hides it well. We do it purely for fun/fitness/time together.
He's worried he's been chosen because when I filled in his forms, there was a section for hobbies and interests and I listed running, because well it is a hobby of his.
Does anyone know how long they are expected to run? He hasn't been given any info.
He's thinking of declining because he feels he'll be too slow. I know nothing about cross country.