Run Girlies Run!

The girls are going to participate in a local series of runs this fall.  Savannah will run a half mile with 2nd and 3rd graders and the little girls will run with Kindergartners for a quarter mile.   In the spirit of having some one on one daddy time, Alex has taken Savannah out for a couple practice runs this week.  Her first half mile run came in at 5:11.  Not bad, or so we thought.  She whittled it down to 4:40 the second time and boy were we proud.  Savannah took her first crack at a mile and came in at 11:07!  At this point, we are thinking this girl may have just found her sport.

Tonight, we took everyone out for a practice run.  Daddy almost killed himself with a 2:50 half mile when placing my flip flop as Savannah's turn around point.  Next up was Savannah.  She requested to run solo.  Her goal was to run it under four minutes which we thought was a little ambitious.  Well, she came in at 4:08!  She had to run out to my flip flop and back and while doing so, bent down and grabbed my flip flop and carried it the whole way back.  Had she left it and just kept running without anything in her hand, I think she would have made her goal.  Regardless, that is a rocking half mile. 

The twins had their first taste of running a quarter mile.  Adeline wasn't feeling it tonight.  She wouldn't eat dinner etc. which probably means she is getting sick.  Regardless, she kept her feet moving but they were awfully slow.  Her time was right at 4:00.  Lila, however, ran a 2:49 quarter mile and left a lot in the tank.  She demonstrated this as she ran almost another quarter mile to catch up to Savannah.

Needless to say, we are proud parents.  All the girls worked HARD and there was little complaining.  They don't always demonstrate these qualities when it comes to athletics.  Seeing Savannah run with such determination makes me embarrassed at my slow poke four mile run this morning.  Oh to be young again.

Here is Miss Lila in her "running outfit."  Knee highs and biker shorts.  Nice!