First Official Road Race! Kids Fun Run

A few weeks ago, we received notice that several streets near us would be closed due to a race being run in the neighborhood. For a while, Ed has been looking for a fun run for Connor to participate in, and this fit the bill. And, neighbors received a small discount in registration fees - woohoo!

Ed signed Connor up, but never knew quite how long the race would be. Helen decided she wanted to participate, so on Friday when I went to pick up Connor's packet, I signed Helen up as well.

I was hosting a "natural dyeing day" at my home (more later) that morning, so Ed piled the kids in the double stroller and hiked the few blocks to the starting line with them. I gave him the camera, but Ed and the camera do not get along, so even though Ed positioned them at the start of the race, and it would've made a fabulous photo, he got nothing. Which may be payback for me not being there. He's done this before, you know.

He did, however, stage this one after the event.

The race turned out to be longer than Ed anticipated (A MILE!) and Connor wasn't about to be slowed down by Helen, so off he went. Ed met him at the finish line. Connor reported he had to stop and catch his breath a couple of times. Helen needed mobility assistance to finish the race.

Elaine