Austin has been running for exercise, so he decided to run the 8K race of the Best Dam Run sponsored by the Waverly Exchange Club this morning. It was a chilly 55 degrees and started drizzling as soon as we dropped him off. The kids & I walked to the bakery to turn in Emily's picture for the scarecrow coloring contest and get her free cookie. While we were there the rain picked up. On the way back to the starting line Emily slipped on the wet cement and scraped up her hand. Everything pretty much went downhill from there. I had hoped to play at the park and cheer for Austin when he ran by. Instead, we parked the van by the finish line and the kids played in the back and watched a video. Austin finished in 37:18 and got 3rd in his age division. It was raining the whole time and he was soaked. There was no way Emily was going to run in the Kids Fun Run, which was only 1 1/2 blocks for her age group, so we just went home. Even though it was rotten weather and the kids weren't exactly thrilled to be there, I was proud to watch Austin run and look forward to doing it again in the future!
3 comments:
Wow! Way to go Austin!! And way to go Megan for being a trooper through all that. Things are never simple with kiddos in tow. :)
Good job Austin! I'm assuming he ran Saturday so that would not have been great weather.
Love the pic! I think it totally sums up everyone's feelings :). Also just realized that Ryan and Lincoln have the same shoes! Got them on a garage sale for $3 and they've been worth every penny!
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