My Girl Is Still On The Run...
Wednesday, Natalie completed her third 5k via “Girls on the Run”. This AMAZING program works on both self-esteem as well as running endurance. I’m so proud that she wants to participate in this program and that she has dedicated two days a week for the past couple months to training. One of my favorite aspects of the race is prior to the start. The organizers have set up a tween paradise. Not too young and certainly not too old. There is a hair color station, hula-hoops, jump ropes and lots of room to frolic. I was in awe watching Natalie and her friends playing tag, leapfrog, and some sort of jump on a tree and scream game. Each game morphed into the next and no rules had to be explained. There was giggling abound. Then the race began. I was in a sea of 8-10 year old girls and we all had on matching t-shirts and many of us had spray painted spots or stripes in our hair. Nat took off with a smile until it faded… Within the first half mile, Nat’s mood drastica