His mom freaked out when he didn't cross the 5k line.
Race organizers told Kade's mother he finished in first place and she thought they meant in his age group. But he was first-place overall. His finished in just over 48 minutes — a minute faster than the 40-year-old second-place contestant.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
I was laughing about this with my kid a minute ago, and he corrected me. Platinum is scrubs. He's ranked Master and plays on teams against the professional players, to help them practice.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."