Each year Canyon Elementary puts on a 5K/1 mile fun run to help raise money for the school and the Leader in Me program the school uses. The race is put on by the Canyon Colt Leadership Team (CCLT). Since Emily is part of the CCLT, she was able to help out and we were able to participate in the run.
This year the race was so much bigger than last year. There were probably 400 runners in the race this year. The race was able to raise $7,000 for the school through pledges and race entries! The principal was so excited.
Emily ran the 1 mile race with her friends, Ayzleigh and Jadaci. They were so fast and finished their mile in 9:54 minutes!! I was expecting closer to 12 minutes so I was not at all prepared to take her picture as she crossed the finish line in less than 10 minutes! Good job Emily! I think she is going to be a runner just like me. She had a blast running with her friends trying to beat the boys in her class. Here are a couple of pictures of her and her friends at the finish line.
Mrs. McBride (her teacher) and Mrs. Williamson (the principal) couldn't help but photo bomb the picture. They are both such fun people. Here are a few more friend pictures from after the race:
After the race, we all enjoyed a good spaghetti dinner cooked by the awesome lunch ladies and then had drawings for some fun prizes. Emily won a T-shirt and water bottle. I was hoping we would win the treadmill they were giving away but we had no such luck...
The next day at school, there was a make-up mile for those kids that couldn't make it to the actual race. As a member of the CCLT, Emily got to help with the aid station during that race. Here she is acting crazy with her CCLT friends and Mrs. Williamson.
We are looking forward to this race next year.
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