Last week, we had our final Pink Pacer Community Fun Run for the girls' elementary school. I can't believe after 8 years; we ran our last race! Sadie had volleyball practice after school & she didn't want to come afterwards, but Bryan & I were both there. In fact, he flew home from a business trip just to run with Sophie:
We got there early & took a few pictures with friends, but to be honest, the older the kids get, the less kids there are. I guess they are busier than the younger kids but a few of her friends were there:
Sophie got 2nd place last year, so she was determined to place again this year. Bryan set the pace but unfortunately someone accidentally tripped her at the beginning & it really cut her up & bruised her. She walked for a few minutes but then Bryan talked her back in to running & she finished the race strong:
Unfortunately, the girl who beat her is a competitive soccer player, like Sadie, and she won last year also but Sophie wasn't too far behind her! I thought she got 2nd place but there was some confusion with another girl, so she was super nice & passed 2nd on to her & took 3rd place to share with a friend:
No matter what place she got, we were just proud she popped right back up after falling & continued to race even though she was hurt. She more than deserved her treat after finishing her 2 miles:
I love that our elementary school has always had a running club for the older kids & that they foster a healthy & active lifestyle for our community. We will miss Coach Mistr & the Pink Pacers!
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