The start of the 5 miler. There were probably 20-25 runners.
The start of the 5 K race. Austin and Preston have their ears covered, afraid of the sound of the gun. Granny and Aunt Sherylee helped Austin and Preston through the 5 K race. Thank you!
Becky at the finish line. I ran in 42:43 which on that day was good enough for first place woman. My niece, Kaylene, age 13, ran with me for the first three miles, before she eased off the pace just a little. She finished second.
Preston coming up to the finish line. He and Austin (and their helpers) were the last to finish in about 1:03 and 1:04. It was sure a long way for those little legs to go. Austin took his "poké-walker" with him. It said he went over 10,000 steps!
Austin near the finish. Shortest legs, Biggest heart!
The Doig family 5 miler/5 K race participants. Monte was faster than me, and got the medal for being first in his age group. Nathan got a silver medal in his age group too.
It was a terrific race, timed with time chips, and accurate for distance. The adults got real running shirts. Everyone got a door prize, and there were first, second and third place medals in each age group. For being the overall winner, I got 2 tickets to the Carriage House Theatre.
At the end of the race, Preston was so tired, he said "I shouldn't have done this, it was too far." Later, inside, after a jumbo freezie and a bit of rest, they gave out the door prizes. When Preston got his prize (donated by the dollar store) of a spider man activity kit and a Marvel comics cup, he exclaimed "And when I do the 5K next year, I'm gonna get another prize!" It is amazing how a $1 prize can totally change the attitude of a small child.
We missed having Alyssa in the race this year, since she had a basketball tournament that day.
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