EB's First 5K

Since I started running Elizabeth has been begging to run with me.  It was finally decided that she would try the 5K that our local community does during it's summer festival.  The weather was nice and warm one weekend in March so we signed up and began training. The the training started to slip. Either she didn't want to, the weather didn't cooperate, etc...we had lots of excuses.  Two weeks out we started getting after it again.  We tried lots of different methods, but in the end I told her "it's one foot after the other, JUST RUN!".  At one point I thought she said "If I make it to the corner, can I have a spritzer?"  I guess she actually said "Can I have a break?"

The night before the big run she had a very nervous tummy.  I assured her that was completely normal and that she would do great.  I also promised her anything she wanted at the fair if she ran the whole 5K.  I decided that probably wasn't realistic so I told her if she made the whole run without crying she could pick out any food item she wanted.  We ended up with cotton candy, which she shared with all of us!

The before...

She did awesome.  There was minimal walking and absolutely no complaining.  The weather was overcast and a little cool, really perfect running weather.  She was really proud of herself and we were really proud of her too!  She hasn't asked to do another one yet, but we will see what happens when next May rolls around!

The after...