Have you ever heard the saying "The family that runs together stays together". Ok, so I made that up but I think it is true.
(all our gear lined up the night before)
Our family has spent the last few weeks training for the big Dow run we have done each year since we lived here. It has become a great tradition that the kids look forward to each year.
This year each and every single one of us participated. Morgan and Abby and Charlie ran the 5k and then we all ran the 1 mile together. Morgan and Abby set a goal this year to run their first 5k and they met their goal!
Sam and Logan are not even old enough to officially register them for the 1 mile but we run it with them and they do amazingly well. Mr. Sam ran with me and he did not stop even once. His little legs went as fast as they could and he finished at exactly a 12 minute mile. Not bad for a 3 year old!
Logan was not far behind Sam and did as good as any 2 year old wearing a shirt almost to his ankles could have done.
Charlie and I both signed up for the 5k because we were not sure who was going to run with who. I did not even run the 5k but for some reason they put me up with a chip time of 1 hour 45 minutes which works out to be a 34 minute mile! I am a slow runner but a dead person could run faster than that. It annoys me a bit to know that I am down in the books as the slowest runner ever for a race I never even ran. Oh well!
The last few weeks we have had long summer night running as a family on the rail trail and often ending the night with laughs and yummy ice cream. I am so proud of my kids for setting goals and working hard to accomplish them. What a great day!
3 comments:
Brook -
I love the post. For our family reading, Morgan did a personal best with a 9:22 pace in the 5k making her the fastest 7 year old in the 5k! We are very proud of her! Ethan also did great in his first race with a 10:30 time! If you've never done this with your kids, you should try one. Its a really fun environment and once they say go, your adreniline really rushes.
Charlie
I love your post. Your family is so awesome we can't wait to see you in July. Midland is the best place ever.So many family opportunities. It really reminds me of Naperville. We are so proud of you all.The pictures are priceless. MOM
Love this post! What a fun thing to to it together as a family---and a wonderful tradition. Way to go, everyone!
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