For reference, competitive results for a 5k (3 and 1/8 miles for my fellow 'muricans) among college (and possibly elite) women athletes is about 15-16 minutes.
Also, depending on the course or scheduling, the girl might have seen the aide win. 36 seconds' difference puts them close to 200 yards/meters apart.
You're missing the best part.
Runtime for the aide: 25 minutes, 32 seconds.
Runtime for the 12 year old girl: 26 minutes 8 seconds.
https://communities.win/c/TheDonald/p/19AdSTKMtO/trans-trudeau-aide-defends-runni/c
So it was barely more than 30s difference!
For reference, competitive results for a 5k (3 and 1/8 miles for my fellow 'muricans) among college (and possibly elite) women athletes is about 15-16 minutes.
Also, depending on the course or scheduling, the girl might have seen the aide win. 36 seconds' difference puts them close to 200 yards/meters apart.