This is a column by Morgan Campbell, who writes opinion for CBC Sports. For more information about CBC's Opinion section , please see the FAQ . To normal high school track athletes, placing second in the 100-metre final at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) championship might feel like winning Olympic silver.
Sprint talent runs deep in Toronto and the regions that surround it — Peel to the west, Durham to the east and York to the north.
Surviving that competition and landing on a podium — regardless of gender or age group — means you can fly. Point blank, period.
Second place is absolutely worth celebrating. Unless you're Tyrone Halstead, a sweetheart of a kid and supersonic sprinter I used to coach at The Woodlands School in Mississauga, where he set a school record in the 100.