We did it!

We did it! We finished our first race! It turned out that there was no kids run, so Lauren asked if she could run with me, the whole 3.6 miles! Dennis and I talked about it and thought we should give her the chance, so we signed her up, pinned her number on and got lined up! Well, about a mile into it she started getting tired, so I just started encouraging her, I told her when we got halfway they would have a drink for her. That was all she needed to hear, her shoe came untied right after that and she would not stop to let me tie it. She wanted to wait till we got to the drink station! She took a very brief break to drink her water and let me tie her shoe and then we were off again! She ran the whole way to the 2 mile marker before asking if she could take a walking break (walk rather than run). She asked me what you call the side of your belly, because hers hurt! So she walked for about a tenth of a mile and then we were off again! With a bright red face, panting, holding onto her side, she looks up at me and says "Mom, do I get to keep the t-shirt?". It was too cute! Anyhow, she finished strong, in 39 minutes and 41 seconds! Way better than I expected her little legs to run! Thank you to everyone who is supporting us in our journey! 3 and a half miles down, 176 and a half to go!!!!!