Thomas with his finisher's medal - yay Thomas!!
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This morning our kids participated in the Junior Carlsbad running races. The event is extremely well-organized and a world class, family friendly event. It was honored recently when named the “Youth Event of the Year” at Running USA 2011: The Industry Conference. It's really that good. And we're so fortunate to have this awesome event in our hometown. They truly make it a fun, fun, fun event for everyone!
The event is really a 2-day, weekend event. The (12 years and younger) kids race on Saturday and the adults race on Sunday. The kids all run in their own age brackets: Meredith ran in her 4 year old division (1/4 mile) and Thomas ran in his 6 year old division (1/2 mile). Each found friends in their respective divisions to run with. I knew there was no way I'd run alongside Thomas but I thought I would run just ahead of Meredith outside the race route. No way. She wore her game face today and tackled that race like no other 4 year old. I think we have a natural runner in her -- and she absolutely loved it. Both kids had fantastic races and really enjoyed the pre-race festivities, the race today and the post-race festivities afterwards. They loved seeing friends, classmates and even our neighbors. Uncle Earl came up to watch their races and they always love seeing him. He asked the announcer to say Meredith's name when she crossed the finish line -- that was pretty cool (thanks, Earl!). I love that these kids have embraced this sport and enjoy it as much as I do.
The event is really a 2-day, weekend event. The (12 years and younger) kids race on Saturday and the adults race on Sunday. The kids all run in their own age brackets: Meredith ran in her 4 year old division (1/4 mile) and Thomas ran in his 6 year old division (1/2 mile). Each found friends in their respective divisions to run with. I knew there was no way I'd run alongside Thomas but I thought I would run just ahead of Meredith outside the race route. No way. She wore her game face today and tackled that race like no other 4 year old. I think we have a natural runner in her -- and she absolutely loved it. Both kids had fantastic races and really enjoyed the pre-race festivities, the race today and the post-race festivities afterwards. They loved seeing friends, classmates and even our neighbors. Uncle Earl came up to watch their races and they always love seeing him. He asked the announcer to say Meredith's name when she crossed the finish line -- that was pretty cool (thanks, Earl!). I love that these kids have embraced this sport and enjoy it as much as I do.
happy finishers ~ Meredith before the race w/pals Maya and Coral
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this little girl can run fast, but she'll still wave at adoring fans
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Thomas nearing the finish ~ timing tags for kids 5 and older (this is serious stuff!)
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very happy with her race as she walks thru the finisher's chute
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