Running Fools

About a month ago Isaac's PE teacher sent home a registration form for a 5k or 1 mile fun run sponsored by the Arkansas Dietary something or other. Of course Isaac is all about entering races. Aaron would be working (again, he misses out on all the fun), so I signed me and the kids up for the 1 mile fun run. Isaac was mad because I didn't enter him in the 5K, but there's no way the little ones would have made it. Today was race day.

(waiting for the race to start)

We met up with the Warner's. Got the kids in line, then I moved towards the back with the stroller and slower kids. There was a designated point where the 1 mile fun runners were supposed to turn around. Well, I got to that point with Caite and Hayden, but Isaac hadn't turned around. Apparently he kept going. So we waited for a while and eventually we saw him running towards us. He got to the mile turn around and decided he wasn't going to stop. He finished the race all 5Ks in about 31 minutes. He's a running fool! He loves it.

(lined up ready to go, Isaac's in red looking at Banana Man's shoes. Caite and Hayden like messing with the stroller and picking flowers more than running)

(1/2 mile to go)

Caite and Hayden ran for a bit, but lost interest until they could see the finish line then they picked up the pace.

Isaac's PE teacher and a few other teachers were there running. When they finished, they stopped and cheered on the kids. They were impressed with our running man Isaac. All I have to say is that he doesn't get that running gene from me!

Today was great! It's fun to go to places we haven't been before, yet they are so close. The race started at Burns Soccer Park and followed the River Trail to the Big Dam Bridge. We go the the bridge all the time, but this took us there on a different trail going a different direction. Arkansas is a cool place to live...who would have thought?