In December last year my sons were running laps around the oval as part of their school’s colour run. Streams of water flowed from the fire trucks parked on the sidelines, the teachers were squirting hundreds of kids in coloured chalk as they darted past, squealing in glee, and Holding Out for a Hero was pumping over the speakers.
There’s one particular video I treasure from that day – now more than ever. It shows my son sprinting through the colour gauntlet as Hannah McGuire, one of the school’s staff members, runs up to him and immerses him in a sea of colour, jumping up and down jovially. I remember laughing along with her and admiring her enthusiasm and joy. I didn’t know her well but she was always warm, encouraging and filled with energy.
