On Saturday (September 17th) my family and I ran a 5K race in Burleson, Texas, hosted by the St. Matthews Cumberland Presbyterian Church in sponsorship of a local food bank organziation called the Harvest House. We have run this particular race several times and enjoy it every year!
The really neat thing about our participation this year was that every member of our family received a trophy in our age categories for partricipation in the 5K race.
My Dad got 2nd place (with a time of 26.42), and my Mom got a Master's award for being the first female age 40 or over to finish (25.45)!!
Morelle got 2nd place in the 15 to 19 female division (27.28), Cora crossed 3rd place in the 15 to 19 division (29.36). Elise got 1st place in the female 15 - 19 category beating both of her older sisters (her time was - 25.34)!
Unfortunately, Adelaide was placed in the male division. However she did very well and got 3rd place in the 14 and under division (25.52). Tella and Nahum also received trophies for getting 1st and 2nd place consecutively in their division (21.54 and 24.18). Another insteristing fact was that Tella was the 4th runner to cross the finish line!
This year was Laneah's first year to runner a 5K race, although we have been training and running this length for quite some time. She did very well and got 1st place in the 14 and under female's group. She was such a trooper and with her speed beat multiple girls older than her (including two of her older sisters!) Good job Laneah!
As a family we really enjoy running and are really looking forward to running a half-marathon in February of next year. Although the training will be tough at times we are excited and cannot wait to complete this goal as a family!! I will be sure to keep you updated on how all of this progresses.
Great job!
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