Running for fun

Jacob ran a 5K this morning, just for fun. So the kids and I joined him. Before his
race began, they had a small race for all of the kids that wanted to participate.

Ben thought he wanted to, but when he got to the other side, he changed
his mind. So he came to join me. I guess you could say he ran
the race before the others, without the pressure of competition.

And then the older kids took off. You can see all three of our kids on the right side.

And here they come a little closer.

The look on Cam's face is cracking me up. He did NOT want to get beat by
the girl on his right. He thought they tied. I was too busy laughing to notice.
Wait though, where is Annie girl?

Oh there she is, running right toward the front, laughing
her way through the whole thing. Typical Annie.

The three racers and their medals.

And now for the reason we came.

There is Jacob, toward the front, behind the girl in red.

And off they go!

The kids found something fun to do while waiting the few minutes for Jacob to finish.

And here he comes.

The kids were cheering like crazy and my expecting-a-baby self
was seriously fighting back a few tears. I love road races.

And here he is at the finish. His time was a few seconds faster than this says, as he was
obviously not the first one off the line. He wanted a better time. I think he is incredible.

We all do.

*Update: Jacob ran another 5K the next Saturday, again just for fun. He was a little
disappointed in his time, as it was about the same as the above race. But when he
showed me the official results, which put him 17th out of 895 runners, I couldn't
quite muster up the sympathy. Did I mention I think he is incredible?