Gabi's First Race

The three elementary schools in our community host several runs a year for the students. Gabi, like me, is not a runner but if she participates in all 3 races she will receive a medal and she loves medals! So off we went bright and early this morning to the Pumpkin Run. After registering the kids are lead through stretches and warm up activities and then lined up for the race. It is not a competitive race and I was pleasantly surprised to see that parents were participating as well with the kids so I lined up with Gabi! It was a 1 mile run around the lake. Gabi and I started out joggging. She ran into her best friend, Grant and they were adorable running around the lake together. Grant asked Gabi if she wanted hold hands but Gabi said no! Gabi and Grant were both exhausted at the half-way mark but they harvested a lot of energy, leaped through the pumpkin patch, and did not "bale" out, but picked up the pace in cardiovascular training to reap the rewards of active living. It was a great workout for all of us!