Race on the Base

Last weekend the kids and I participated in the "Race on the Base!" Katie and I raced in the 5K and Ella and Carter raced in the 1K fun run! Katie really enjoys wheelchair racing and has wanted to do more races. So that motivated us to sign up for a couple upcoming races. Last Saturday was the first one. 

Although this race offered a wheelchair and hand cycle race, we did not want to send her off racing on her own quite yet. So, I got permission for her to enter the regular 5K so we could race together. What a treat it was to race with my girl! She was such a huge motivator. We stayed together the entire race and she really helped to push my limits (boy am I sore)! 

This race was awesome as it was on the Navy base and had a ton of space to run and wheel! 

Saturday morning was gorgeous and we loved being surrounded by green grass and bright blue skies  It made for an awesome run! 

We had a great time chatting and laughing as we raced. She told me that Dad told her "don't wait up for Mom, just go and do your best!" Well, that REALLY motivated me to stay up with her! We got a good laugh about how shocked Dad was going to be when he saw us crossing the finish line together...

The finish line was around a bend, so we could hear the crowd cheering and that got us going even faster! When we turned the corner, the crowd went nuts when they saw Katie! I lost it! I was so proud of my Katie girl who gave it her all! It was a priceless moment for sure! The two of us were so motivated by the crowd that we gave it our all at the end and had a great finish! 

With our metals! She was so proud, she wore her metals the rest of the day! 

 
Next up was the kids fun run! Ella was really excited and wanted to give it her all! When the race started, off she went and then about two minutes later, there she was! Just like that! She raced so fast and did awesome! She was one of the first ones back! She had a blast and LOVED getting a metal too! 

This little guy was a little nervous for his first run, but he did it. He felt better once he found Katie and she was sweet to stay with him the rest of the race. They crossed the finish line together and I wish I got a picture of that priceless moment as it was really sweet! Now that he knows what to expect, he is excited to keep racing and do some other races we are signed up for. He too is excited to add to his metal collection! 

Ella with her new pink kicks that she said helped her run really fast! 

What a great morning spent racing with the littles!