4th of July Fun Run

Early this morning. we had a fun run at the church before the annual 4th of July Flag Raising/Breakfast. Don had Jake duty but the other kids and I ran. It was set up in a 2.5K loop in the area around the church. Some people were even brave enough to do the loop twice for the 5K race.



Trevor was off to the fastest start, sprinting to the stop sign at the end of the block. After that he kinda fizzled, but didn't give up, thanks to some prodding friends. He also apparently had a little help for part of it, bumming a ride on a friends jogging stroller for part of the way. Hayley and I ran together, and she was tough! She just never gave up, running the first half without even stopping to walk at all. I was so impressed with her, she finished the race in just over 20 minutes, not bad for her first 2.5K!




Michael had ran ahead of us and did a good job too. He finished 2nd in his age group, finishing in about 18 minutes. But Michael decided that wasn't enough, so he kept on going to do the whole 5K. As Hayley and I ran across the finish line, I saw Michael rounding the corner on his second lap, so I left Hayley with Don & Jake and ran to catch up with Michael for the rest of the race. We had a fun time together and at the end, it was a tight race to the finish line. I didn't know the boy could sprint that fast! Kudos to Michael...until next time!

MICHAEL AND TREVOR AFTER THE RACE, CHECKING OUT THE VIDEO COVERAGE MICHAEL TAPED OUTSIDE THIS MORNING