We got up, fueled up, and were ready to race!
It was my first race since the St. Jude Marathon and it was pretty fun to be out in a race environment again (especially since I was done in 30 minutes instead of 5.5 hours). My buddy met me at the finish line for high-fives and hugs.
This was Jay's first race in (forever?) and his first run (at all) in over 3 months. Needless to say, he felt that 30 minutes for the rest of the weekend.
We went to this race even to support ERDC and our Castle Club, but also for the kids' 1-mile race. Cora registered with the goal of finishing first, or at least first female. We had no doubt she'd do it either (there is no stopping that child once she sets her mind to something, and she'd been working hard at soccer practices without a break for the whole year, so she was in great shape).
Sure enough, she crested the final hill in first place, but was passed near the finish line by Luke (her running rival, but a very gracious rival who always shakes hands afterwards).
The kids both received finisher's medals and they were very pleased!
Cora then received her First Female award, presented by our new Colonel, Theresa Schlosser, and our Director, David Pittman:
The kids were (later) super excited to see themselves in the local paper:
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