The kids were part of a running club at school, Kids Running America. They ran 2 days a week before or after school to accumulate 25.2 miles. Then on Oct. 21, there was a Marathon Finish at Washington Park, where kids participating from all over Denver finished their last mile to complete the marathon.
Ryan completed 14 miles and decided he was done. Lauren completed all of her miles and was very excited about running. Below are pictures from before the race and the starting line, when she took off! What I don't have is pictures of her after. She was not very happy! Part way through the mile, she realized it wasn't a race and she wasn't going to "win," and she was not happy about that! She wanted to compete.
The talk about "finishing a marathon is what counts, not winning it" was lost on her! She would not pose for a picture with her finisher medal. But, in the end, she was proud of running, and we were proud of her for sticking with it.
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| Ryan sporting his Halloween costume. |
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| Lauren and Mark at the start line. |
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