Youth Run, Year Two

The three bigger kids all ran in the John Stephenson Youth Run again this year.

Livia has seriously been waiting for this since last year. She has talked about getting her own t-shirt and being able to run when she was three. I must say, she did a great job! Many of the little girls (age 0-3) in her group were running with siblings or parents, but Liv was on her own (she started out by pulling Braden along!), huffing and keeping her own pace, not as fast as she could go, but a steady jog (which was probably smart since she was running downhill). She ran 1/8 of a mile.

Rhyle ran 1/4 of a mile and did a great job, too. Last year both of the big boys finished fourth in their age groups. This year they were the on the younger end of the age group, but they ran well and finished strong.

Owen ran 1/2 a mile and made it look easy. Conscientious as he is, he made sure that he knew exactly where to run and when he should start his kick at the end. He had his eye on the boy who won last year and was trying to keep him in sight.

They were all quite happy with their participant trophies and t-shirts. Although I'm still not sure what I think about races and competitive sports for these ages, I do think it is fun to encourage healthy lifestyles and to challenge my kids to do their best. Depending on where Braden gets a job, we may or may not have opportunity to compete in this run again next year (even Tate could join the fun then!).