Redbud Classic 2011

Our family participated in OKC's annual Redbud Classic for the first time this year. Abigail signed up to do the children's 1 mile fun run and since I forgot the stroller, we ended up registering Ashby and she ran her first race.

Ready to run

It was a hot Saturday morning in Nichols Hills. Rumble and the Thunder Girls kicked off the race. Ashby was so excited to see Rumble. When she heard the announcer yell "GO" she took off yelling, "come on, Mom! Let's go see Rumble." I couldn't believe how she ran and ran. This is my sweet little 2 year old that still likes to be carried after walking for a bit. She ran for a few minutes and then decided it was time to walk. I looked up and Scott and Abigail were just ahead. We caught up with them. Scott took Ashby and I gave Abigail a goal to run to the water stop. We all got water and off we went again.

We continued our run/walk cycles through the beautiful neighborhood until we reached the finish line where both girls got medals. We are so proud of them! They did great!

Her second race

Her first race

Scott decided that he wanted to run a 5k before his 40th birthday. He began the Couch to 5k program and a few days into it, we signed up to do the Redbud 5k together. He was about 4 weeks into the 9 week program on the day of the race. Wow! It was Sunday afternoon, so hot and there were so many people. I was so impressed that he was out there ready to do this!

Starting Line

The gun fired. No movement. It took so long to get across the start line and we still weren't able to run once we got there. Finally the crowd broke a bit. Scott and I had never run together, but I knew we would be at different paces so we decided we would just meet at the finish line. I had a goal so I took off. I boogied through my first mile and then I was overcome by the heat. I walked so much that day! The course was a lot tougher than I expected and did I mention the heat?!?!?! I made it to the finish line (no where near my goal time) and then watched for Scott so I could cheer him in. 

After completing his first 5k

He did awesome! I was so proud of him! He had only trained a few short weeks and hadn't run 3.1 miles yet. He did that day with thousands of others. I enjoyed being out there with him, too. Such a great weekend for our family!