Harding 5k

This past weekend Harding Academy held their annual 5k race/fundraiser. The school did a great job encouraging the kids and their families to sign up to race. Once you were signed up the kids were allowed to wear their long-sleeved race t-shirts to school with jeans on two different days last week. This was amazing to get 2 days off from wearing uniforms and Anna was thrilled. Anna wanted to run the 5k and asked me to run it with her. I thought it would be fine and stressed to her that we were not trying to win but merely finish what we started. She was amazing!! We finished with a time of around 41 minutes and she did not complain once. She ran 7 1/2 minutes to start the race and then alternated walking with running. We finished strong and she was so thrilled as was I. She wants to do more 5k's around town to get used to it and improve her time.

mom and daughter finishing together!

anna and mckayla both finished the 5k!

Cyp won 1st in his category and i won 3rd....lots of parents running with their kids! i'll take a medal any day of the week!

Then, it was Caroline's turn. To generate interest in the event for the "Little Lions" (ages 2-kindergarten) at Harding, they created the "5L" race. This was 5 laps for Little Lions. Caroline got her very own race shirt as well and wore it proudly to school last week when Anna wore hers. She was so geared up to put on her race number and tiger paw tattoos on Saturday. Her race was hilarious and she loved every lap of it. The laps were 100 yards each. Caroline was giving it her all and even gave a few of the parents high-fives as she passed them on her laps.

caroline the speed racer loving every minute of it

Fun day overall. Wish Gary's knee was more healthy as he could of joined us too. Just excited to see the kids enjoying being outdoors on a beautiful day and getting some great exercise as well.

Here's to a healthy family!!