SBISD Running for the Arts!

Georgia's school district hosted a 5k run last weekend with a 1K Kid's Fun Run. I wanted to do this last year but wasn't able to. I think we were probably out of town. This year when it came up the run ended up being on Doug's weekend so I asked if I could have her that morning and we signed up and were off!

Well- not quite. I didn't really tell Georgia about the race until about 2 days before. This is how the convo went down:

"Mom, what is going on this weekend? What is my schedule like?" <----- yes I get questions like this.
"Well Friday night we are hanging out after school and then I'll drop you off at your dad's house around bedtime. Oh and I forgot to tell you- Saturday I am picking you up super early and we are going to run a race together for your school! Isn't that exciting? Your very first race!!!"
"Wait a minute. I did NOT tell ANYONE to sign me up for THAT. You can go ahead and "x" my name off of that one. Not doing it."
"Huh?! What are you talking about?"
"I didn't tell ANYONE to sign me up for that. "x" my name off Mom, just "x" my name off. I can't run. You know that white mark on the track at school? I get tired and have to walk every time when I get to that mark so you can just "x" my name off."
(At this point I'm dying laughing on the inside but trying to keep it together for her sake)
"Well Georgia all your friends are running in the race and it's going to be super fun. It's too late to cancel anyway. If you have to walk it that's okay- lots of people walk during races."
"I don't know about this....I am not good at running but I guess I just go for the Bronze medal."

So I picked her up bright and early Saturday and we headed out to the race. I was signed up for the competitive 5k and she was set to run the 1K Fun Run. We ran into some of her sweet friends and one of the girls was going to run the full 5k with her mom. When Georgia heard this she asked to run with them. I told her how long it was, that it would be like running all the way around Memorial. She said she wanted to do it.

The race began and I ran ahead while Georgia ran with her friend and her mom. I ended up with 2nd in my age division (20-29) ughhhhhh :( last year to be in that division... Miss Georgia finished up her 5k in under 48 minutes! AWESOME! Then we both ran the 1k with her other group of friends that had arrived.

All in all a super fun event and I was/ am sooooo super proud of my little runner.

(and a little secret Georgia- I'm not good at running either. There have been points in life where I absolutely despised it, but you'll come to realize in a way it becomes a release and there isn't a better feeling that accomplishing something you never thought you would do.)