Race Day

This is the second annual United Way race that Kit took part in. She was not sure that she wanted to be a part of it this year. Last year she trained for the race this year she got on the home elliptical machine a about once a week. She didn't feel ready. Sunday she told her best friend (Miss. Ripstick) that she was not going to do it. At that time she found out that her friend was only going to join the race if Kit raced. Monday morning Kit jumped on the elliptical and raced for a 1/2 mile and discovered that it was not that hard. She had me promptly call Miss. Ripstick and tell her she was doing the race. She then found out that Miss. Ripsitck had been training with her brother and had decided to be in the race too. 

When race day came Kit was nervous. She complained that her stomach ached and she didn't understand why. We tried to help her understand that it was normal for her to be nervous before a race. Kit ran well. She ran most of it and finished. I was able to take a picture of her crossing the finish line. I didn't expect that I would be able to see the score board timer, but I zoomed in and found that her time was 5min 37sec. She was a bit disappointed for not getting a metal, but we were very proud her for doing the race and finishing.We have decided to train before the race next year.