Ostrich Festival 5k 2014

The Ostrich Festival 5k is a fun family activity that we like to participate in. The weather was nice and cool and we were done with the race when it started to really pour :) It had been 70+ days since we got rain so we really needed it!

 I was in front of Heston and Aaron and I took this picture as I was passing them. Heston wanted to pass me and he did :) I'm more of a jogger than a runner. I run 11:45-12:00 minute miles and I'm okay with that.

 before the race...

 Paige took 3rd in her age division :)

 Braden took first in his age division with a time of 21:38. He took 16th place overall! It's all that soccer he plays :) He's thinking about doing Cross Country next year so we'll see...

 

Ostrich 5k layout

A quick page from the 5k last month.

{Credits}

template- Janet Phillips, paper- DD, 2011 date brushes- DD, flower and leaf- Shabby Princess, fonts- Clementine Sketch and Jailbird Jenna

Ostrich Festival 5k 2011

On Saturday, our family ran in the Ostrich Festival 5k here in Chandler.

Paige and I ran together. She took 2nd place in the girls 9 and under. Good job Paige! We had so much fun!

She was excited when they called her name...


Braden the running rockstar. He had been sick 2 days before but he still wanted to go out and run



us

the kids before the race

Aaron ran with Hes. He was one of the youngest kids there that actually ran. He told Aaron, "I'm running! I'm running!"
This picture kills me...his little legs and that huge t-shirt :)
My baby is growing up...




the kids with the cute little ostrich. Can you tell that they are standing here because Mom made them? :)
I'd like to take a moment and commend the people behind these costumes. It's hard and sweaty work. Some people hit you in the back of the head to see if you'll fall or flip you off when you try to wave at them...I can empathize...

12,394th place...I'll take it!

Last Saturday, Aaron and I participated in Pat's Run. It's an annual run to support the Pat Tillman Foundation. It was crazy! There were something like 28,000 people, way too crowded. I signed up for this run to keep me motivated. Aaron could have ran laps around me but he was supportive and stayed with me all the way. It was 4.2 miles and I did it in 48:11. I'm pretty slow but I tried not to get wrapped up in the time. There will always be people that are faster and people that are slower. If you would have told me a couple of months ago I could run 4 miles without stopping I would have thought you were up in the night. I did it, that's all that matters to me.

My parents were here for a visit last week. It's always great to have them visit and the kids love it because they get spoiled with attention. I'm the worn-out mom trying to keep it together. I need a vacation so bad!
I don't know if I'm ready for May. May and December are the craziest months of the year for us, is that true for anyone else?!

March

Where has this month gone? Just an update on some of the things that have been going on in our lives:

Paige had her St. Patrick's Day Irish dance recital. She likes her class and her teacher Miss Kathie.

Braden had his final Pinewood Derby race for Scouts last week. It was the fastest and most organized pinewood derby I had ever been to. And no fights broke out so that's good.

Last weekend, we traveled down to Oro Valley (just north of Tucson) for the Arizona Distance Classic.

Aaron ran the half marathon and the kids participated in the fun run. We came here for an RV trip last year and really like this area. We came down on Saturday and took the kids to see "How to train your Dragon." It's an awesome movie!

our family on race day
Braden



I love this picture. The way he's staring down that kid...

He told us the day before the race. "I have a passion for running."

Here's Heston and Aaron. He was holding on tight to Aaron's hand and was booking it! We think he running fast because he thought all the kids were being chased by something. He just wants to be doing whatever B&P are doing.

Run Paige Run!




Aaron did awesome!! We can't wait to come back next year!

36:21

It's not that I've hated running, it's just not something that really interested me. One of my short term goals for this year was to run a 5k. Aaron, Braden, John (Aaron's brother) and I ran a 5k this Saturday in Chandler.

John did awesome and so did Braden! He took 3rd place in his age group (ages 10-14) with a 25:45. Aaron was such a great support to me, I couldn't have done it without him.

My goal was to run 12 minute miles and I ran 11:44/min miles. It's not earth-shattering time, I know that. But dang it, I earned every second of that 36:21 :)

Go Nate!!!

We just wanted to give a shout out to Nate and wish him the best of luck when he runs next Sunday in the Boston Marathon! We'll be watching for you!