Two Oklahoma Boys Use Track To Work Through Traumatic Experience

Two Oklahoma boys are on their method to turning into observe stars and are heading to their nationwide competitors subsequent week.

Six years in the past, they have been inside a automotive when it was stolen. Their mom mentioned observe has grow to be an outlet as they work via the tough expertise.

Ten-year-old Robert and 12-year-old Jeremiah are brothers who’re all the time on the transfer, and overcoming hurdles, however ensuring they land on their toes.

“They work laborious, they wish to go additional days and go for a run,” mentioned Tiffani Pearson-Duncan.

Mother Tiffani Pearson-Duncan mentioned her boys began operating observe final yr.

They skyrocketed to the highest of their divisions. This yr, Robert is a high 10 runner in his age group within the nation, and Jeremiah is headed to nationals too, succeeding in his occasions as nicely.

“I wished to do hurdles like my mother, so I did it as a result of I used to be sufficiently old,” mentioned Jeremiah.

“I used to be good at it, and it was tremendous enjoyable, so I saved doing it,” mentioned Robert.

Tiffani mentioned observe and area has grow to be their outlet.

Six years in the past, Tiffani informed us she was about to move to work and left some footwear inside her Sand Springs house.

Her boys have been sleeping within the automotive and Tiffani went inside for 30 seconds. When she got here again, her automotive had been stolen with the boys inside.

“I ran after the automotive till he took off,” Tiffani mentioned.

The important thing fob wasn’t within the automotive, so it stopped operating a half a mile down the highway and the boys have been okay.

Nobody was arrested, however the boys keep in mind the day and the person vividly.

“He mentioned hey youngsters, and he had a deep voice, so it scared me a bit,” mentioned Jeremiah.

“It was a traumatic expertise particularly for them being so younger,” mentioned Tiffani.

However the boys saved on shifting, and now they’ll be racing towards one other win at a nationwide competitors in Sacramento subsequent week.

“Once I run after I win it helps me, as a result of I do know I am good at one thing and I can overcome something,” mentioned Jeremiah.

The boys are having a snacks and snow cones fundraiser Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m. off forty seventh Avenue North and Frankfort avenue— to assist with charges for his or her competitors.