I love running. LOVE it. And I'm so proud of my little boy who also gets excited about running. We both ran in races last Saturday. Rian ran in the Leprechaun Dash which is a one-mile race that his school participates in and I ran in the 5k after that.
The Leprechaun Dash was super crowded and a little crazy. I was planning on running with Rian but he got really independent while stretching and wanted to run all by himself. Never again!! Scared me half to death because we couldn't find him right away after he crossed the finish line. He was with his teacher but I panicked not knowing where he was. It was a terrifying few minutes.
Rian fell during the race. Poor guy. His puffy lip had dry blood on it and he had scrapes on his nose. At first I felt so awful and guilty for not being there when he fell but later he was telling us that he just got right back up and kept running. I'm so proud of him! He was also excited because he passed some big kid during the race. Way to go Rian!
My race was right after and I made it back to the starting line just in time. I thought I was starting towards the front of the pack but started towards the back. Yes, it was that crowded. A friend and I were planning on running together but I lost her. She ended up finishing 9th out of the women! Out of 244 women I'd say that's pretty good. Maybe it was a good thing we didn't run together....I wasn't even close but I did finish under 30 min. Yah! I'm so ready to do it again.
Eric was so awesome and not only watched a slightly grumpy Ethan and then cared for Rian after his race but took some great pictures. Thank you sweetie!
Runners from Rian's school
War wounds
Eeeek! I'm so proud!
