Mt. Zion/St. Jude 5K on Labor Day

This morning was an absolutely beautiful day for a run. We drove to Falkner, MS, so the kids could compete in the Mt. Zion/St. Jude 5K. We have run this race five years in a row and it is always a good race,

Forrest, Riley, and Brandon lead the pack at the beginning.

Alec had a goal of under 28 minutes and finished in 28:02. The race clock was 8 seconds slower than the official time. He was very disappointed, especially considering that he would have sprinted harder if he could have seen the clock. They had the clock facing the opposite way so that they could take better pictures with the runners. I don't think many runners liked it this way, so hopefully they won't do it thay way next year.

Kirsten finished with an official time of 29:57, her fastest time since the end of March. She also managed to run the whole race without stopping to walk and is so proud of herself. Now that she has conquered that goal, we hope for great strides in the speed part of her training.

Alec got 4th place in his age group. He is in a very tough group of competitors and there were about 12 runners in his group.

Kirsten is proud of her 5th place finish. There were several that finished after her.

Brandon won 1st in his age group, Claire edged out Kirsten for 4th place in her age group.

Kirsten won this shirt as a door prize. It is a 2XL shirt and both kids can wear it at the same time.