I ran 5 races in 2013...the first one was the 2-mile Buckshot Run. It was over 100 degrees that day in August and it was hot! My goal was to run the entire two miles, and I ran most of it. I did have to walk on one of the hills. My time for the 2 miles was 29.35. Not too bad for my first race, I had only been running about a month at that point!
Race number two was the Color Dash with two of my sons, Ethan, 15 and Evan, 12. My goal was just to run the entire time. I am such a slow runner the boys were able to walk/run with me. We decided to run the entire thing together as it was a fun race. I am happy to say that despite my slow running we were able to to run the entire race! Here is a picture of the boys and I all colored up!
In October Ethan, Evan and I decided to try our hand at another 5k and we ran the Biggest Loser 5k. We all ran at our own paces and I had my first official 5k time - 41.09. The boys did well for their first race too - Ethan finished in 27.34 and Evan in 38.10. They were both waiting for me at the finish line! Here are the boys during the race...I thought they looked great!
Also in October I completed a 2 mile race that my work hosted, and am happy to say I dropped almost four minutes off of my time, finishing the race in about 25 minutes.
Lastly, all three of my boys and I completed the Berbee Derby race in Madison with my sister! It was a very cold Thanksgiving morning and it was my sisters first 5k as well as my youngest son Isaac's first race! He is 11. We all finished and had a great race, and we all had a great sense of accomplishment all day, as well as a guilt free Thanksgiving dinner! Ethan and I ran our race in almost the same amount of time as the Biggest Loser - I was 42.48 and Ethan 28.28. Evan improved a lot in just a month, running his race in 33.09, almost a five minute drop! Isaac's first race was finished in 52.19. I was so excited for him to finish...it was his first time and he had never ran that far before! We all had finished before him and we all went back to the finish to cheer him on when he finished the race.
Here is a picture of my oldest and my youngest before the race!
Race number two was the Color Dash with two of my sons, Ethan, 15 and Evan, 12. My goal was just to run the entire time. I am such a slow runner the boys were able to walk/run with me. We decided to run the entire thing together as it was a fun race. I am happy to say that despite my slow running we were able to to run the entire race! Here is a picture of the boys and I all colored up!
In October Ethan, Evan and I decided to try our hand at another 5k and we ran the Biggest Loser 5k. We all ran at our own paces and I had my first official 5k time - 41.09. The boys did well for their first race too - Ethan finished in 27.34 and Evan in 38.10. They were both waiting for me at the finish line! Here are the boys during the race...I thought they looked great!
Also in October I completed a 2 mile race that my work hosted, and am happy to say I dropped almost four minutes off of my time, finishing the race in about 25 minutes.
Lastly, all three of my boys and I completed the Berbee Derby race in Madison with my sister! It was a very cold Thanksgiving morning and it was my sisters first 5k as well as my youngest son Isaac's first race! He is 11. We all finished and had a great race, and we all had a great sense of accomplishment all day, as well as a guilt free Thanksgiving dinner! Ethan and I ran our race in almost the same amount of time as the Biggest Loser - I was 42.48 and Ethan 28.28. Evan improved a lot in just a month, running his race in 33.09, almost a five minute drop! Isaac's first race was finished in 52.19. I was so excited for him to finish...it was his first time and he had never ran that far before! We all had finished before him and we all went back to the finish to cheer him on when he finished the race.
Here is a picture of my oldest and my youngest before the race!
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