Today was the YAM Scram race at Waterfront Park. Both girls were signed up to run the 1/2 mile. This was Chloe's third year running it, but Alexa's first. You have to be 4 years old to run it. Alexa has patiently watched her sister run this race for the last two years and boy was she excited to have her turn. She woke me up at 6 AM this morning jumping in my bed , "Mommy today is my race and I am so excited." She lost some of that excitement as it was replaced by fear when we arrived at the park. She spotted some people dressed in costumes. Alexa is terrified of mascots. She relaxed after we got away from them and over to the tent to pick up her bib number. Alexa was number 123 and Chloe was 122. We then went to the tent for bib decorating. This was a big hit with Chloe last year.
As you can see they added a lot of extras.
They did a great job. Chloe ran off ahead during the race but dropped back to us towards the end. Chloe was really sick on Thursday night and ended up at the doctors on Friday. I really didn't think she would be up to running, but she was determined. I can relate as I ran the 2008 Vermont City Marathon with a low fever. Sometimes you are just not missing out no matter how crummy you might feel. Alexa plugged away combining some running and some walking. They crossed the finish line together holding hands.
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