Yesterday was the “Red Ribbon Run” here (a race held primarily for Elementary school children in honor of drug free awareness – or something like that). All of the kids ran this year in their own age groups. It was raining off and on, so some of them got to run in the rain. Derek & Dustin ran a mile, while Kaylee & Brandon had half mile races. Dustin was elated that his time was about 15 seconds faster than Derek’s (7:31 vs 7:13). Kaylee did really well on her half mile, too, especially considering how out of shape they all are (she was 5 minutes even). Brandon either tripped or was tripped when he was finishing up his first lap and spent the 2nd lap in the first aid tent getting a bandage. He still managed to run into the home stretch with the stragglers, but we were a little bummed that we didn’t get to see how he would do for the entire distance.
Derek after his race - it was raining through most of it.
Brandon (in red) before his tumble. It wasn't as dark as it looks.
Kaylee coming into the home stretch.
Dustin sprinting to the finish line.
6 comments:
Great times...do you think any of your kids will want to run cross country?
Latisha, I love the athletic "form" on each of your runners. Woo! Hoo!
SD Pal
Running in the rain...love it!
What a great tradition for your kids. Great healthy habit!!
Very impressive!!!
Oh my goodness, you're kids must be fit as fiddles to do that! They look great!!! Poor Brandon got hurt, I hate that!
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