Whaling Days 2011

WHALING DAYS 2011

What a gorgeous day for a run! Just how I like it. So this is the first run this year that our whole family of 5 is running: Jeromy, me, Jade, Kent and Aurora- all participating! Also as an added bonus my mom was doing the one mile!!! Yay mom! But we still gotta talk about wearing those jeans... love ya mom! Hannah and Phillip from church also came!

Soooo, this run was a big deal I think. It was the first time Jade was running the 4 miles, and her first time running 4 miles ever! She was pretty excited about it and I was excited for her- she's admitted that she's starting to get the running bug- awesome!! Here's Jade and I- we are both running the 4 miles, everyone else in our group was doing the one mile...

My mom and I. I know she doesn't care for crowds too much, and she doesn't really care for the heat (tho I love it!) she came and did it- yay mom...

The kids: Kenton, Jade, Aurora about to sneeze, Hannah looking down and Phillip...

Grandma and the grand kids...

So here's our whole family with our numbers in place...

Me and Jeromeeeeee....

My mom took this picture of Jade and I just starting the 4 mile run, we are to the left of the picture... see us??

Jeromy got this one of me just finishing the last mile... my stride is looking longer... that's a good thing!

Jade and I. Jade finishing her very 1st 4 mile run!!! I was so proud of her. And she said she ran the whole way!!! That's my girl! I told her no matter how slow/fast she runs the goal is to keep running and she did it!!! She ran it in 50:30. I finished in 39:37. Tho we didn't place we are still winner- DUH!!

Look how happy she is! I asked her how she felt after and she said great!!!! W00-hoo!!!

I also so my good friend Regie there! That was so cool to see him there. I used to work with him before he retired. I went to school with his kids. He has been recovering from a shoulder injury and had not been running for a while. But he was there today. We ran about half the run together catching up!

But look who did place!!! Jeromy ran the one mile and won second place in his age division of 30-39. He ran the one mile in 7:27 not too shabby for an older guy!

We all also got the T-shirts! Jeromy says they are kinda girly cause the pinks/purples in it. Oh well, I'm wearing mine Monday to work.

So we came home for a bit to relax. But we also had an appt today at 4pm for our family pictures. Taken every summer ya know! This year we are all wearing shades of red and pink.

Katie Out!!