This morning we left at 5:00AM to drive to Memphis for the Chick-Fil-A 5K race. Our family has run this race on and off over the past several years. It is one of our favorite 5K races! It is a large race (over 1200 finishers this year), and the door prizes and post-race refreshments are outstanding.
All four of us met our running goals, and Jimmy placed 2nd in his age group!
Here we are looking sleepy....we had just gotten out of the car after our 2 hour drive.
Here we are posing in front of the finish line (before the race). The finish is inside the Auto Zone Park. (Which is the baseball field for the Memphis Redbirds)
Leah and Sam, enjoying their post-race Chick-Fil-A sandwich!
Jimmy and Me....
tired, but happy!
We hung out at the Bass Pro Shop for a little while before heading home. When we got here, Jimmy mowed the grass, and Leah and Sam did a math and science lesson.
It was a good Labor Day for us.
Second in his age group is awesome! (And so is hitting all the other runners' goals!) I hope that my husband, when he "retires" from racing--which he says is in 2018--will be able to run races for enjoyment. So far he's not sure he can, but I hope he can so we can enjoy the sport together as a family as our children get older.
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