Swiss Day’s 10k

Our morning began at 4:40 a.m. We got up, got the girls ready and headed out the door at 5:15 and made our way up to Midway. We got there early enough to pick up packets and to get the 4 kid stroller ready. I was able to get a 6 minute warm up run in with Melody Jensen while the girls played on the roof of the car.

The 10k was tough! The 1st 2 1/2 miles was up hill (some parts steeper than others). My 5th mile was the fastest at a 5:59 pace. My main goal was to keep Melody in my sight at all times! 🙂 She was flying. The last mile was tough… There was another uphill that made my legs burn! I finished 2nd in women and 3rd overall. There was a guy just ahead of Melody. My time was 38:32 (6:12 pace) I was 35 sec behind Melody. After, I ran back (as a cool down) to meet up with Corom, the girls and our good friend Mike Fullmer (also our pediatrician) to help push the stroller. Corom what a man! He pushes the stroller with our 4 girls in it for every race with Mike usually right with him to help. With the stroller and the girls, it is about 180 pounds! I don’t know how he does it but he loves doing it.

They had a kids race that our 2 middle girls ran.