Lena has been spending the past few months training for Girls on the Run -- a program for girls in 3-5th grade that culminates in the Reindeer Romp, a 5K race the first Saturday in December.
It was bitterly cold for those of us standing on the sidelines, and at Mile 1 when we saw Lena jogging past in a conversational way, Ariel and I were certain that we would freeze to death before Lena hit the finish line.
We didn't have to wait long for Lena to get to the final stretch where she was running hand in hand with her race buddies Krissy and Miss Sharon. Sharon said that when things got hard, Lena picked up everyone's spirits by singing Christmas songs.
We're so proud of Lena for working so hard and completing this amazing goal!
Update: Lena came in 1841st place out of 2318 girls ages 8-14. Her time was 44:25.
2 comments:
Lena and I were able to run 5km a little while back in preparation for this event. She was able to do it and that made me proud of her for being willing to see it through to the end. A lot of kids might have just said it was too hard or quit. I'm glad I could help give her some motivation and that she had what it took to take care of business on her own. Well done.
Lena is AWESOME! I love that she is such a positive girl! She is so cute in her reindeer antlers!
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