Twin Cities Kids Marathon

Getting ready to Run!  The race took place at the state capitol grounds.  Yes, it was COLD for this race!!

 

Pre-race fuel...popcorn, of course, in a heated tent!

Liam and Luke lining up for their 1/2 mile race with Daddy

 On your mark, get set, GO!

Mascot Race

2 year olds lining up for the toddler trot.  Not sure if you can see the top of John's head (black ear band) in the top of picture to the left of the "2 year olds" sign.  Aiden is crying with his head on John's shoulder (orange hooded jacket) and didn't want to do the race.  Aiden was pretty much done with any of the races by the time we got to the toddler trot.

Aiden rallied after he figured out what he needed to do!  He told his entire class at school about his medal and his race so I am pretty sure he enjoyed it.

 



 

For the first time in several years (4 years for John, 2 years for me), we did not run the Twin Cities marathon this year.  We opted, instead, to do the "shortcut to the Capitol" or the 10 mile race.  In past years, we have always needed to "rest" as much as possible on the Saturday before the marathon so we have never done any of the festivities for kids.  This year, however, the boys are slightly older and we are not doing the marathon, so we signed the boys up for races.  Luke and Liam ran the 1/2 mile race and Aiden ran the 2 year old portion of the toddler trot.  All three boys seemed to enjoy the race despite the sudden drop in temperatures at the end of last week.  We went from highs in the mid to upper 70's to highs in the 40's with a brisk wind and even a few snow flurries!  Yes, it was cold.  MUCH colder than we were ready for this quickly in October.  Each of the boys got a medal for finishing the race and lots of free handouts, t-shirts, treats, etc...  John and I also enjoyed our race and the minimal amount of training we had to put into doing it.  It was nice to be able to walk away from the race without the soreness you have from running a marathon.  It makes it much easier to keep up with the boys if we can get around decently.