Well for the first time in 2012 we had a race! This was the Blacksburg Classic, the biggest running event of the year in town. This year they had almost 700 racers, the most ever! The profits all go to the high school cross country team, so a good cause. There are three races, a 1 mile fun run, a 5k, and a 10mile. Amalia and Lisa did the 1 mile. Camilo was unhappy because he wanted to ride his bike but it was just too crowded. I did the 5k. Most years I do the 10mile but next week I have the Mt. Mitchell race so I settled on the 5k this year. All races went well and SpeedMoore racing did great!
Amalia getting ready to race.
Both Amalia and Lisa ran the whole way together. This was probably Amalia's longest run ever! She stated afterwards that she wanted to train for a 5k with the big kids!
Closing in on the finish.
Sprinting for home!
Even Camilo got a metal and got to enjoy some trail mix with nuts, raisins and M&Ms. Guess what part was his favorite?
Amalia thought the M&Ms were the best too!
Camilo was unhappy that he couldn't race on his bike but he still got to ride around on it and lots of people commented on how good he was at it. He's a champ!
Still, it would have been better to race...
Here I am coming into the finish.
Sprinting for home.
Third place overall with a time of 17:29... so not too bad.
1 comment:
Just stumbled across your blog. Love the pictures. I too am a runner trying to get the family hooked. Great time in your recent 5K. My challenge is to break the 20 minute mark for a 5K.
I've got you bookmarked, looking forward to more updates.
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