7th Annual Run of the MIlls

Our family has participated in the Run of the Mills ever since we have lived here. I can't believe it's been 7 years! The kids absolutely love it. There is a run for the kids called the Cherrios Chase and a 5K for the adults. We all participated this year and had a blast. It is so cute to watch all the kids run their little hearts out. Cal was especially excited this year and we can see the beginnings of a competitive little boy. Since I have been training for a marathon this was a considerably short run for us, so we (Jacey, Camie and I) decided to run it as fast as we possibly could. Boy, was that hard! Note to self...it is way easier to run slower and longer than it is to run faster and shorter. Thanks to Camie and Jacey for pulling me along, I was able to run my fastest 5K ever (23 minutes). Definitely not my idea of a good time. Good conversation is the best part about running with friends and the only thing I could hear during the race was my heavy breathing. All that said, it did feel great at the end knowing I gave it my all. I was proud of Scott for running this year because his knee has been bothering him. Hopefully he'll be okay to run Ragnar in August. Here are some fun pics: