This morning was the Racing for Pinks 5K and fun run. I love this local race because it raises money for a good cause (victims of breast cancer) and because there is usually a lot of participation. Speaking of participation, guess who came and did the fun run with Owen and Olivia? Yep, it was my sweet nieces Ava and Claire. Ava rocked it- she ran her mile in 11:11. Claire and Olivia came in shortly thereafter. I ran the fun run with Owen. Well, "run" might be too strong of a word here. I was doing all I could to get him to walk. My good friend Amy was also doing the fun run with her daughter, Molly, so we stuck with them. This actually helped because seeing Molly pass him inspired Owen to pick up the pace a little. Even so, we still finished very close to last place. It was fun, though- and all of the kids received medals for their efforts.
Prior to the fun run, Quincy and I ran the 5K. This is Quincy's second 5K, and she did a really good job. She finished about 10 minutes quicker than her previous race. I also set a new PR with a time of 24:47. This is the first time that I have ever come in under the 25 minute mark, so I was really happy with my run. My time was also good enough to earn first place in my age group. I received a "Racing for Pinks" running towel as a prize. It was a fun morning and a great day to run a 5K.
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