Today was the Bellaire Trolley Run. Mary and John ran the 1 mile kids' race and Meg ran the 5K. We all biked over to City Hall this morning just as the sun was starting to peek over the houses in our neighborhood.
The kids' race was first. Meg and I implored the kids not to sprint right out of the gate, but Mary and John (especially John) couldn't help themselves and blew off the starting line at full speed. What was amazing was that John effectively kept up his pace nearly the entire race and finished in 6th place - and ahead of every other kindergartener we could see. He ran 1 mile in about 8 minutes!
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| John at the start (he's right in the middle of this photo) |
Mary finished after John, but we found out later that she had stopped to help some other, smaller children who had fallen or gotten over tired.
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| John racing to the finish line |
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| Meg before the race |
After the kids' race, Meg ran the 5K. She wasn't expecting to run her hardest, but ended up finishing in 26:10 - a very good pace of a little more than 8 minute miles (about what John did).
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| Meg nearing the finish line |
Afterwards we all rode our bikes to McDonald's for breakfast. It was a fun, active morning for the whole family. I'm really proud of all the runners in the family!
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| John, Meg, Nina (our neighbor) and Mary after the race |
