Girls on the Run 5K
My daughter has been running with a running club at school. She usually runs 2-3 miles once a week and she wanted to do a 5k with me again. When I saw this Girls on the Run 5K on the RunTex calender I knew we had to do it. She is such a girly girl and I knew it would be great for her to be out there running with other girls her age.
We went shopping and bought cute matching outfits again. These were a big hit at the race 
In the two weeks before the race we also did some training runs, I was impressed by how much faster and how much more endurance she had just by running with the running club at school. Every time we run 3 miles together I give her a little charm, she just loves this. I figure it would give her a little more motivation to run and it would also be something to help her remember our times together. I cherish our running time together, it gives us a chance to chat and it’s a great way to get our one on one time in.
Race morning she was all excited and ready to go. Her enthusiasm and joy about getting to run in the 5k was awesome and contagious. We planned on pacing to go for a sub 30 5K but she was comfortable at about a 9 pace for most of the run so that is what we ran. She finished in 28:23. I was surprised and so proud of her. We crossed the finish line and she said did you see the clock it said 28, she was so happy and proud of herself for for not only meeting her goal but crushing it.
I loved the atmosphere of the race. All the girls were so excited and looked like they were having a blast. It really was a much needed experience after my disappointing half marathon a couple of weeks ago. Girls on the Run are doing a great job of empowering girls through running.
Here are some pics from the race.
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