In mid September, Charlotte ran her first race! She likes to run with daddy sometimes at home and they had been talking about finding a race to run in together. The perfect opportunity came up to run in the Beaverdale Beaverdash for SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) in Iowa. Our niece Qian Yin (Charlotte's cousin) has SMA, so it was for a great cause! Charlotte and daddy ran the 1 mile race while Auntie Kate ran in the 5K, which also happened to be her first race too! It was a beautiful day and perfect running weather. It was also Grandma Cindy's birthday, so it was a special day all around!
The morning of the race Charlotte woke up at 4:15am and asked "Is it time to run yet?" A true runner!
Birthday girl Grandma Cindy with the runners pre-race.
Walking to the starting line. You can see the Beaverdale Beaver mascot in the background.
The runners waiting for the big start!
The littlest runner at the start line!
And the littlest runner at the finish line! Daddy said she ran the entire one mile, and they finished in about twelve minutes. Not too shabby for a 5 year old in her first race!
Ta-Da!
The three runners after they had all finished. Kate did an awesome job in her first race!
Daddy, Charlotte, and cousin Liya at the finish line for the 5K (the one mile had a different finish line).
The cousins (minus Mercy). Liya, Qian Yin, and Charlotte.
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