Ran the Children of the Earth 5k. There were so many teams with people with medical problems and sad stories. Among the teams was 'TEAM SUPERHERO GAGE"
Gage is doing so well and it was a little overwhelming to have him be included in this event. We almost felt guilty about it BECAUSE he is such a little rockstar. So many people out there that are struggling and have sad stories. I FREAKING LOVE being part of events like this though. There is an energy unlike anything else in the air. People are all there out of love and you can feel it to your very core. I think I had been there 5 minutes when the tears started. Just looking at the T-shirts and people's signs on their backs and reading their stories. I Love it. All of it. I want to be more involved. There is just nothing else like it. As far as the run goes, Senekah stayed with me the whole time. I wasn't going in looking for a PR I didn't even know if I would run it or just walk with the group. But Sen and I ran together the whole time. She had to walk a few times but she did so GREAT! I was really proud of her. We finished in 33 minutes and she was trashed. But really proud of herself. It was a lot of fun to share that with her. When I crossed the finish, I found my family that hadn't run and Scott who had finished in 25 min. and then waited for Gretch, Troy, my mom, Gage and others to come in. I got impatient and ran back through the course to find them and at the very end, Gage wanted to get out of the stroller and cross the finish line. I hurried and got out my phone to take a pic. When he ran across Gretchen and I were there with him and we both started to cry. I know we had the same thoughts at the same time as to how far he has come. Neither of us could hold back the tears. Then we waited and waited for Troy and Reese to come across and again I got impatient and ran back to find them. I never found them so I turned around and came back. Turns out they cut across somewhere to finish bc Reese was done. Anyway, I love the high that comes from being involved in a cause that actually helps other people. I love to see the camraderie of people pulling together for everyone else. The hugs, tears, laughter and sense of heartfelt caring for each other that bonds you with complete strangers. It's beautiful. Get High. |