The Mortensen Family

This year my mom wanted to run a 5k on the Fourth of July. So she trained for a couple of months and entered us all. Mom and I ran the 5k and the kids all ran a 1 mile race. I started off running with my mom and then left her when she started walking, though she was pretty fast and not too far behind me. I finished the race and then looped back and finished with my mom. I was real proud of her! She finished under 40 minutes. I ran a 10:22 pace and finished at 32:14.


Then it was time for the kids' race. They were really excited and we tried to tell them to start out slow so they could keep up their pace. After we crossed the starting line Wyatt took off and I didn't see him the rest of the race and I was pretty sure he would be able to run the entire time. So, I stayed with Carson, giving him encouragement. About halfway through the race he looked at me and said, "Mom, do you think you could go any faster?" I started laughing and said for him to set the pace and I'd follow his lead. So he went really fast...for about 10 yards...then stopped. I told him to keep walking for a bit, then we'd start running again. He said, "I should have just stayed with you." He finished the race, only walking three times for a short break.  Todd had the hard job. He had Owen and Emma. Owen actually ran 3/4 of the race then asked Todd to put him on his shoulders, but Emma kept with it and finished strong, giving us all high fives as she passed us on her way to the finish line. I was really proud of all of us!