Amalia's first mile race

Today was the Frosty 5K and 1 mile fun run. I have been telling Amalia all week that she was going to race so she was really excited. She likes to say that she is 'really, really, REALLY fast!'So we went to the race. We decided to stick with the 1 mile race and she was in the 12 and under group... way under in her case as a 2 year old. There were 3 other kids, a brother and sister around 6 and 8 and another little girl who was 3. Lisa came along and took pics. Overall Amalia did great! She ran the first 0.6 miles almost without stopping. This included running by a playground (I thought we were going to have to stop and play on the slide). I had to carry her a bit on the uphill on the way back. As you can see she sprinted through the finish for a strong 3rd place and a ribbon! I think our time was 11:46. Outstanding performance.

Stretching it out before the start:

Warming up:

Its go time!

Starting slow to finish fast:

The 3 year old starts to fade and hears Amalia's footsteps:

Sprinting through the finish!