As Jeana mentioned previously, my sister came up with this idea to run our own choice of race on Halloween, and instead of paying the typical “entry fee,” you were to reward yourself with a “treat” of your choosing. Her treat was a pair of boots.
Jeana started early on Halloween morning and ran 15 miles. Wow. She said that is the longest distance she has run in the last 8 years.
I ran a 10k (almost…I ran 6.1 miles).
Audrey and Kate ran/walked 1 mile despite Kate’s trash talk about doing a 20 miler. Audrey finished ahead of Kate, naturally, and Kate wanted me to carry her for the last half-mile. When Kate heard Jeana and Audrey cheering her on for the last stretch, Kate kicked in the extra speed legs and took off. Audrey posted up at the edge of the sidewalk and held out her hand for a high five, with the chant of “You can do it!”
Now that the run is over, we need to decide on the treat. For Jeana’s treat, she is thinking of getting some of those fancy arm warmer things which you can roll up or down based on the temperature outside (for running, not leisure wear). Basically, they’re glorified athletic leg warmers for the arms.
I have no idea what I want for my treat, because what I want is priced at $1000. Maybe I’ll just recharge our iTunes account.
We haven’t told Audrey and Kate about the treat option yet. Maybe we’ll just give them an extra bag of fruit snacks tomorrow, or some hot chocolate for breakfast.
You may be wondering, “What about Simon? What did he do for his run?” Well, the result of the 1 mile run for him was:
So, to redeem himself, he spent some extra time in the door bouncing device (thanks Alberto and Ivonne).
