Tallahatchie Riverfest 5K

This morning we woke up early to get ready to run in New Albany. Our power went off due to a thunderstorm and did not come on before we left. We managed to get dressed and eat a little breakfast in the dark. We left a little early and drove to New Albany in a torrential downpour. The roads were getting near to a dangerous flood level and in places I was driving and praying not to hydro-plane. By the time we arrived at the race location, it was only a light sprinkle.

Our group before the race began -- wet but excited.

Alec runs a season best of 26:49 ( that's an average of 8:39/mile ). He finished 3rd in the 0-9 male division.

This is the only picture I got of Kirsten running -- she is the fuzzy green runner. People kept moving around, and I was having to dodge umbrellas, so it was difficult to get a good picture. She finished with a season best of 28:54 ( that's an average of 9:20/mile ).

Alec with his third place "trophy." It is really a piece of tile -- it was super neat.

Hannah and Catherine found some silly balloon hats after the race.

It was a very successful run for the Spartans. We had the top three female finishers -- one of which, was our fabulous coach. In the 0-9 female division, we had 4 runners finish in the top 4. In the 0-9 male division, we had 7 runners finish in the top 10. In the female 10-14 division, we had 10 runners finish in the top 20. In the male 10-14 division, we had 7 runners finish in the top 21. In the female 15-19 division, we had 3 runners in the top 10. In the male 15-19 division, we had 3 runners finish in the top 21. Way to go TEAM SPARTAN!!