Ella
Mae Colbert is a retired teacher from Spartanburg County, District 2. Desiring more than to be pictured on the
Smucker’s label on her 100th birthday, Ms. Colbert wanted to be a record
breaker for the 100-meter dash for people her age. Plans were set in action and Ella Mae was to
run the 100-meter dash at Chesnee Middle School in Chesnee, South Carolina, a
few days after celebrating her 100th birthday.
Colbert’s
family had contacted an official timing company, so they could send the results
to Guinness World Records, if she did indeed break the world record for people
100 years of age. On Tuesday, May 17,
2016, the time had come for the run to take place. Ella Mae’s family, people from the community,
teachers, administrators, students, a camera crew, and the official timers
lined the track to cheer her on to victory.
Ella
Mae went to the starting line, waited for the gun to signal the start of the
race, and started the race. After
running a few feet, Colbert tripped and busted her chin. She had to have the chin bandaged up. Then she went back to the starting line to
try again. This time, Ella Mae Colson
finished the 100-meter dash and crossed the finish line in 46.79 seconds,
breaking the world record of the previous 100 year old which was 77 seconds.
After
the race, Ms. Colbert thanked the people for their support and
encouragement. She reminded them that
even though she may have broken the record that didn’t mean she was done. Ever the teacher, she also told the crowd,
“You do not stop. Go ahead. You’ll have some trials and you’ll have
something that gets in your way, but you don’t let it get you down. You get up; you go again. Do your best at anything you do.” Sounds like a great lesson for all of us to
take to heart. No excuses. On your mark. Get set.
Go!
Brothers
and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one
thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press
on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in
Christ Jesus. All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of
things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear
to you.
Philippians
3:13-15
However, I consider my life worth nothing
to me; my only aim is to finish the race
and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the
good news of God’s grace.
Acts
20:24
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one
gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
I
Corinthians 9:24
I have fought the good fight, I have
finished the race, I have kept
the faith.
2
Timothy 4:7
Therefore, since we are
surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that
hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance
the race marked out for us,
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.
For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat
down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider
him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary
and lose heart.
Hebrews
12:1-3
So whether you eat or drink or
whatever you do, do it all for
the glory of God.
I
Corinthians 10:3
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