This has been a SUPER hot week... we had to bust out Sophia's kiddie pool because the town pools aren't open yet!
Despite the 92-degree heat Sophia insisted on pulling on her new marathon shirt over her tank-top. She was so excited to get her number bib pinned on!
Bouncing off some energy in the Bison sports arena while we waited for the start...
I couldn't believe how many kids from Sophia's school were there for the race! The Academy was hugely supportive of this event... her school director even stood at the finish and handed treat bags to all the academy children! Here she is with her friends Penelope and Wyatt. They are quite the crew.
Waiting and waiting... the start was a little rough. We lined up in the (NOT air-conditioned!) Bison sports arena at 6pm with thousands of other kids and parents, and didn't start until 6:30! Ick.
It was all worth it! Sophia was THRILLED to get a medal at the finish line, and then she also got her treat bag from the Academy school director!
Did I mention it was 92 degrees? Actually the Blazer claimed it was 95, but that just seems too crazy. 8,500 people are running the 5k tonight (another day in the 90's) and marathon officials are asking residents along the 5k route to turn on their lawn sprinklers and aim them at the runners! Craziness! Sophia drank two bottles of water and then fell asleep after her run. :)
Newspaper pic of some kids starting (Sophia's not in this pic). It was super cute! The fargo marathon is going to be 24,000 people large this year (starting with the kids marathon Thursday and ending with the big marathons on Saturday). It's really, really amazing and impossible to describe how AWESOME it is! Sophia was part of something big and wonderful! We really enjoyed it. :) Can't wait for next year!
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