I used to run hurdles when I was 12 or so. (Then we moved to a school with no sports). I was always exactly middle of the pack.

I loathed volleyball with a passion at about the same time. My gym teacher's idea of gym class was "girls play volleyball, boys do whatever they want (usually basketball). I had her for two years and watched longingly as the other teacher's class -- boys and girls -- got to play rugby and other fun stuff. My loathing for volleyball - live or televised - didn't die down for 20+ years.