My oldest son is a bad athlete and it gives my wife second hand embarrassment to watch him race. Should I leave it be and not have her come to meets or try to help her get over it?

Long story short, my oldest is almost done with his sophomore year in high school. He has always been far from athletic. We tried sports but he was always more cerebral and we accepted that about him. We never tried to change it.This year he joined cross country and track and field for resume bumps since his only ECs prior were academic. He's not very good. He didn't qualify for districts and is always the last one to cross the finish line. The school post the races on their website and my son is so far behind in the hurdles that he's out of frame when the first 2 runners cross for the last meet. He says he likes running and he practices a little but he's no where near ready to compete on varsity, which means he'll be a JV junior on cross country and track.I'm more than okay with him competing for fun. I've always been a musical gal myself but my wife is huge on sports. Our younger son is the athlete in the family and my wife loves supporting him. She thought she would feel the same about our oldest but says she can't help but be embarrassed by his performance. She still goes to every meet and shows support. She doesn't let our son know but I feel like he will start to catch on. She says she will never allow that to happen but can't help how she feels. She says she hears other parents and students laugh at his performance but I have never seen that.Should I leave it be? Tell her to stop coming to meets? Try to help her get over it before the fall? via /r/Parenting http://bit.ly/2Ww2lbv