My Color Vibe 5k

I ran my first color vibe race today. It's an interesting experience. When you first show up other racers greet you by throwing some of their colored corn starch on you. Then during the race there are color stations where more color is thrown at you. It adds a fun element to the race.

I, however found the race to be quite frustrating. I was not prepared to run a race where the large majority of participants were walking. And there was no room to pass them. I wove in and around the crowd the best I could--sprinting and walking in intervals.

Would I do it again? Yes: If I brought Ella and walked it for fun.

Self portrait

It's days like today, when my children fully utilize the dirt that is our back yard, that I question our plan to "improve" the yard.

Ella made herself today.

Zoo time

We went to the zoo this morning. The zoo was busy decorating for Halloween.

Rhys loved the Otters. Eli liked getting a giraffe print on a crushed penny. I liked our picnic afterwards.

Are you enjoying the Fall weather too?

Jump rope club

Ella is part of her school's jump rope club. They meet once a week for 1 1/2 hours. Man, I would have loved this as a kid.

Pumpkin patch

Today we went to the Marana Pumpkin patch. The weather was cool (yes cool! 73 degrees) and it actually felt like Autumn. Sigh.

There was a pig race and a corn maze. There was a straw mountain and a petting zoo. And of course there were pumpkins.

Running is happiness

Ella ran in her first race today.  It was a one mile run.  She says she loved it and is ready to run another.  I could not be a prouder Momma.  (She ran her mile in 11:10)

 

Eli ran in a race today too.  His was a 100 meter dash.  Ella ran with him to give him support.

After running in the Beach to Bay marathon relay this past May I have decided that someday I want to run it with my family as my team.  This relay is a six team relay.  So, all I have to do is have one more child...and wait until they can run five miles each.  Today I feel much closer to that goal (You know, because my kids are already in training.)  I love having a running family.

An infestation!

Getting ready for Halloween...