Fun Run

When I received my finisher's medal after the half marathon, Savanah said to me, "I want one of those." I told her she could have anything she wanted and was willing to work for. Both her and AJ decided they wanted to do a race with me. We started training shortly after that. We first ran one mile, than two, and slowly added distance. We started out walking a lot and slowly added more time running and less time walking. Vanessa would ride her bike along side of us as we trained.

We woke up early on Labor Day and while the rest of the family slept in we ran in a local 5K. AJ did awesome and finished just behind the main pack of the winners. Savanah found several of her soccer teammates also running the race. The distraction was a blessing and she enjoyed running with her friends. By the last mile she was getting tired. She ended up walking part of the race but when we rounded the last corner, she took off and I couldn't catch her. We all had fun together and look forward to another race in the future.