Olympians, Austin elementary students aim to be Marathon Kids

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Olympians and top athletes stood side-by-side with students on the track at Oak Springs Elementary, Thursday morning.
Fifth grader Marques Amador, relieved to be outside running around rather than in the classroom, said, “I’m happy because they came out today.” His takeaway: Olympians are fast and give a lot of effort.
Amanda Bingson, who was in the 2012 Olympic Games competing in the hammer throw, said, “You can never start too early, you know,