Saturday, May 19, 2007

Today was the Fast Flash Race. The 5K race and the 2K kids race raise money for the Franklin Central Cross Country team and the Franklin Central Educational Foundation. We participated as a family with Gretchen our dog. What a day! Matt and Maria were scheduled to run the 2K kids run but did not want to wait for that to start at 9am. So they decided to enter in the 5K race, which started at 8am. After participating in the 5K race, Matt decided to run the 2K. Well, if Thing 1 does something, Thing 2 will follow. Now, Maria was in the race too. Maria finished the 2K race. She walked part of it. She was tired, but we liked her determination. Matt on the other hand finished 7th in the 2K race. We have a runner! He just did not slow down. He wanted to be in the front of the pack. He could not believe how many people were cheering for him, and that kept him going. Caroline and Luke met him at the finish line. After he crossed the line, he did not know what to do next. We took him to the medal stand. Maria received a medal also. They kids wore the medals all day long.