the best race i've ever run....

i have run many races over the last year

but

this one has got to be my favorite.

i didn't really plan on running....

two of my very favorite people were racing.

i was tagging along as support crew:)

i came up with a plan after one of my last races.

i wanted my grandaughters to run.

they have seen me cross the finish line

and

i wanted them to experience what i feel after running a good race. 

 saturday we showed up at the start line.

it was about eighty bajillion degrees

(is that even a word)

yes! that perfectly describes the temperature at the 6pm start.

 p & m

 how official do they look...

how cute that the race had real timing chips and bibs for the kids.

(so what if the bibs said deseret news 10k)

 everyone is happy and ready to run....

well, until m decided she didn't want to run without grandma.

i am not exactly dressed to run.

then the tears started

so....

i ran.

 like i said.

best race ever!

holding the hand of m as she cried the whole way:)

 p finishes like a rockstar!

 yeah, we crossed the finish line dead last!

even the little girl in front of us that fell flat on her face beat us.

didn't matter...

we had run our best

and if your best includes crying the whole way then so be it.

sometimes i feel like crying in my races

so i get it:)

 hand in hand....

lots of encouraging words.

we already are planning our next race

it's october 1st

and i can't wait!

the end:)