March 10th
It's a Kendall tradition to run the Gate River Run 15K. By Kendall, I mean Nathan and his brother Mark...definitely not me (maybe one year...we'll see...)! The first two years Mark beat Nathan. This year they decided to up the ante by adding a plaque to the mix. Nathan's mom had a plaque made to say "Family River Run Champion". There are 12 plates that can be engraved with the winner's name and the year. The first two have Mark's name and now the third one has Nathan's! Gabriel, Natalie, and I were there cheering the boys on. They both did great and made it in well under an hour and a half, their goal. Nathan beat Mark by about 40 seconds. That may not seem like much but keep in mind they ran 9.3 miles total and were averaging about 9 and 1/2 minute miles. In running time, 40 seconds is quite a bit!
It was definitely difficult entertaining Natalie for that amount of time so I apologize for the lack of Natalie pictures! Gabriel got a little bored as well but enjoyed getting a few photos of some of the crazy get-ups we saw this year! We saw fire fighters geared up, hula shirts, masks, guys in their boxers, and the most popular- tutus. Here's just a couple of the creative runners we saw:
Gabriel did a great job taking pictures for me. Natalie was a little high maintenance but made it to see her daddy cross the finish line. We didn't get any pictures of the guys because we were more concerned with cheering them on. Nathan happened to be running on the same side as we were standing so Gabriel got a high five from our Gate River Run Champion!
And just because I know what you really came to see...
It was definitely difficult entertaining Natalie for that amount of time so I apologize for the lack of Natalie pictures! Gabriel got a little bored as well but enjoyed getting a few photos of some of the crazy get-ups we saw this year! We saw fire fighters geared up, hula shirts, masks, guys in their boxers, and the most popular- tutus. Here's just a couple of the creative runners we saw:
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| Hula skirt carrying a sign |
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| Tutus |
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| Fire fighter |
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| Another tutu |
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| The guys at the post race celebration |
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| The plaque with Nathan's cups and medals. |
Gabriel did a great job taking pictures for me. Natalie was a little high maintenance but made it to see her daddy cross the finish line. We didn't get any pictures of the guys because we were more concerned with cheering them on. Nathan happened to be running on the same side as we were standing so Gabriel got a high five from our Gate River Run Champion!
And just because I know what you really came to see...
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| Natalie and cousin Jake |
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