Bobcat Bolt

The kids got to run in their annual Bobcat Bolt fundraiser at school on Friday.  They ran around the field behind the school.  

Kate ran 7 laps.  Jack ran 10.  Ty ran 6.  I ran a few laps with each kid while I left Nick with a friend at the starting line.  Towards the end of the afternoon he caught on that I kept leaving him and he would cry if I set him down.  I had to walk with Kate instead of run.

Cross Country Race 2013

Kate and Jack ran in the elementary school one mile race that was sponsored by the cross country team.  Jack ran in it last year and loved it, so Kate decided to run with him this year.

The race was on the day of downtown trick-or-treating, so the kids gave up going to trick-or-treat at the hospital so they could run.  Ty wore his dinosaur costume since it was cold and we were going trick-or-treating right after the race.

 Kate and her friend, Annika.

The start of the race.  Next year the kids will have to get a good place in the front.  They were in the back.

 The start!  I didn't get Kate in the picture...too many people!

 The race was around the golf course.  We ran back and forth so we could see them run a few times.

Kate...I cut off a bit of her body.  I was running to see Jack at the finish line. 

 Running to the finish!

 Kate running to the finish!

 Waiting at the end.

The kids did great!  Can't wait for next year.  Ty can run then!  

 

Bobcat Bolt 2013

Kate and Jack ran in the school's Bobcat Bolt fundraiser.  The running course was around the soccer field right next to the school.  It was bumpy and a little soggy from rain the night before, so Dave and I took turn running with the kids and staying with Ty and Nick in the stroller. 

Kate (in the maroon hoodie) ran 6 laps.  She did great!

Jack ran 7 laps.  I ran the last lap with him and had to run really fast to keep up with him.  He was passing his friends and running really fast to pass them.  He can run much faster than his mom! 

Jack's class won the coveted "Golden Sneaker" award for having the most laps out of the second grade classes. 

Junior Cross Country

The high school cross country team had a big meet and invited the elementary kids from the county to come run a one mile race.  Jack was one of the few kids from his school to run.  

 Jack and his friend Eddie (#63) and some of Eddie's friends from White Rock.

 They ran a one mile course around the golf course.  Jack's friend, Rocko, is #69.

The course had a few hills.

 Passing a girl.

 Almost to the finish.  He and #78 tried to race to the finish.  Jack passed him.

 Waiting at the finish line. 

Jack gave up going trick-or-treating at the hospital to run the race.  He can't wait to do it next year. 

Pumpkin Fun Run 2012

Kate and Jack participated in their school's Fun Run.  It was Dave's Friday off, so he got to run with the kids.  Ty and I watched from the curb. 

Jack ran 7 laps (each lap around the school is about .6 or more miles).  Dave said he ran pretty much the whole way.

 Ty wanted to run with them...

 but then he stopped at the park...

 Ty ran two laps with Jack and Dad...

Kate did great too.  She ran 5 laps.  Her group didn't have as much time to run as Jack's did. 

Pumpkin Run

Today was the kids' Pumpkin Run at their new school, Barranca Elementary.  It is a fundraising run -- people donate money and the kids pledge to run/walk for an hour.  Today was the coldest day we've had this fall.  It sprinkled during Kate's "run", but it didn't slow her down.

The kids ran around the neighborhood around the school.  Each "lap" was .70 miles. 

I think Jack could have run pretty much the whole time, but he was held up by me and the jogging stroller and his kindergarten partner.  We eventually dropped his partner off to walk with his teacher, so Jack could run unrestricted.  Every time the kids made another lap, they got a rubber band.  Jack got four!  That's 2.8 miles!

 This is a common look that I get. :)

I borrowed my friend, Megan's single jogger.  Ty was a good sport.  After he ate his snack and watched some Toy Story 3 on my ipod, he just vegged and stared at the road for a while.

Kate and her friend, Kenya, ran with me.  We made it around three times before the teachers made us stop. I think they shortened their run because it was raining.  Kate was a great runner!  Kate went 2.1 miles! 

I guess that means Ty and I went about 5 miles.  I love being with my kids at school!  They are very well behaved and super sweet and excited to be with me. 

Fun'd Run, Year Two

Today was the second annual Fun'd Run for Kate's school (PTA Fundraiser).  This year was a little easier since the kids were a year older and can run even faster than last year.  Kate was so excited about this field trip that she got up at six this morning.  It isn't often that she gets to ride on a bus.

After we walked Kate to school, the boys and I loaded up the double jogger and ran to the track to meet her.

The kindergarteners, first graders and second graders got to ride a BUS from the school to the high school track.  Then the kids get in a big group and they tell them to start running.  Then they run/walk around the track as many times as they can in the set time period (I think it was about a half hour give or take). 

Here are the kids listening to Mr. Hinajosa's instructions (he's the PE teacher).  Jack was too scared to run with Kate and the other first graders around the first lap.  I'm sure he could have kept up with them no problem though.

Kate's finishing her first lap...

 After the first lap, Jack and I (and Ty in the stroller) joined Kate for some laps around the track.  Those kids are funny -- they run really, really fast and then walk and then do it again.

Kate ran quite a while with her friend Morgan.  I love how she's in air in this picture.

 This is Jack's "hurry and take the picture because I can't stop running" picture.  (That's why it isn't the best quality.)

 Ty had fun dropping things out of the stroller.  We lost both his hat and Jack's hat, but luckily we found them both before it was time to go home.

 Towards the end of our running Jack found his friend, Craig.  They ditched me and Kate and ran together for quite a while.

It was a fun run.  I hate fundraisers, but I love running with my kids.  They were good sports!

Memorial Weekend

We spent Memorial Day weekend with Geoff and Annelisa and their family.  It's always fun staying with them. 

Dave, Geoff and the kids tried out our new tent one night in Geoff's backyard.  Here's a picture of the kids waking up.

I ran the Boulder Boulder 10K with my friend JoDee on Memorial Day.  Dave watched the kids overnight at Geoff's house while I spent the night in Denver at JoDee's house and then ran the race the next morning.  It was like a 15 hour vacation.

It was my first time running a race. It was fun.  The race wasn't anything too hard or super challenging.  It went around the town of Boulder.  The "hills" in the race weren't anything like what we have here in Los Alamos.  It was fun to have the race experience though.  Maybe I'll try a half marathon next.