Meric, Mel and I got to the race about 30 minutes before it was to start. Usually that is plenty of time to get signed in and pick up or numbers and t-shirts. Unfortunately that was not the case with this run. Apparently there were several (500 is what I heard) walk up/same day registrants. That made for a very long line and a delayed start time. It also meant that all of the glow sticks and glow bracelets they were handing out were gone. I felt a little bad because I knew Mel would like to play with them.
Meric and I decided to do the shorter 3K instead of the 5K since the race didn't start until after 8:30 pm. We figured it was best since it was so close to Mel's bed time. Right before we started running a lady noticed that Mel didn't have anything that glowed. She gave her two bracelets. Along the course I would find and pick up bracelets and glow sitcks that people had dropped. Turns out I didn't need to feel bad because Mel had plenty of swag by the end of the race.
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| She loved the glowing swag! |
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| Now you see the glow! |
We had a blast running and this race marked a milestone. Just before the finish line we took Mel out of her stroller. This is the first race that Mel ran across the finish line. My baby is growing up fast.
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| Enjoying a victory cookie. |
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