Fun on the field: ‘RunJumpThrow’ event draws young athletes to track, fun

KALLIE HANSEL-TENNES / THE CHRONICLE. Two children pal around in one of the stations in the USA Track & Field and Willamalane's "RunJumpThrow" event at Bob Keefer Center Turf Fields Thursday afternoon. The event was organized to engage with the community during the Olympic Trials and encourage youth to become involved in track and field.

SPRINGFIELD –  Kids aged 6 to 12 cheered for their teammates in youthful glee as they watched them dart down the field with the baton, others giggled as they experienced the exhilarating recoil of their first jump across the turf, and the last watched their fake shot-put balls soar as they touched the sky. 

These are just some of the sights and sounds that echoed current sensations in Hayward Field, but instead, they vibrated the…

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