Run, Evie Run!

Whenever Evie finds out I've been up early for a race or a run she begs me to take her to a race too.  I told her I would find a race for her this summer and I did.  It just so happened that my Stake/Ward put on a fun run.  It was free and it started a little later (8am) than most races do, so I decided to take her.

Although it had a later start, we were still a little late (I must say that I'm happy my kiddos sleep past 8am most mornings).  We jumped on the race course anyways because we knew there was a big party at the end.

We had bought Evie her running shoes a little earlier this summer.  When she kept begging me to take her to a race I told her she would need some running shoes.  She full-on believes these shoes make her go so fast.  And, they totally do!  She ran about 1.5 miles straight.  She started out in the stroller because she was cold, but about a mile in she said she was ready to run herself.  She did awesome!

It was a chalk run.  The Young Women of our Stake threw colors at the runners at different spots along the course.  The colors all represented values that are taught in their program.  Because we were a little late to the actual race, we missed the chalk being thrown, but we were able to run through the colors on the trail.  Evie LOVED finding all the colors.  Here she is running through the red station which stands for Individual Worth.

We had a great time together as we ran.  I hope she continues to love being active because I would certainly take her as a running buddy any day!

Now I need to take her to an "official" race where she can actually get her own bib and a medal as she crosses the finish line.  That's going to be fun!