Lindsey has been asking to run a race since she found out kids her age ran the 5K Habitat for Humanity race that I ran last fall. When Matt mentioned a parent-child team race, David and Lindsey were on board. She has been training for this one-mile run for weeks. She usually trained with me, because David has a bad habit of getting distracted and running off in front of Lindsey. That man makes everything a competition!
Today was the big race. We came home from church and got everyone dressed for a spring day--the temperature was 65, so perfect for a day outside. However, the closer we got to Millington, the lower the temperature dropped. By the time we reached the race course, it was 48 degrees. Poor Lindsey was freezing! However, she was a trooper and still wanted to run. David was certainly a trooper because he was missing Ole Miss playing in the SEC championship game for basketball. While he was at the starting line listening to instructions, Cappy yelled from the parking lot "HOTTY TODDY!" so we knew Ole Miss had clinched and SEC championship.
Lindsey and David did great in the race! We think they placed second overall in their age group (age based on the youngest runner) but most importantly they had fun.
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| Ready for the race to start |
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| I thought this was a cute shot of their feet, but David said I clearly just wanted a picture of his bottom. |
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| Trying to keep the little runner warm |
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| Madilyn and Lindsey warming up |
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| One of the six obstacles they had to complete while racing |
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| They make a great team |
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| This picture is blurry but I wanted to include it because they look so cute running together |
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| Little Trouble had to get in on the action--she had Cappy help her with one of the obstacles |
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