Bella Vista Fun Run

This morning, I had the honor of running in the first ever 5k run in Bella Vista! The course ended up being very hilly and difficult. No wonder, they have never done a 5k race in Bella Vista it was soooooo hard and hilly. I haven't been good about training on hills. We did a pre-run on Thursday night which we managed to run in 30 minutes. I decided if I can finished the race under 30 minutes I would be very pleased with myself.

The race started off with a good start. I decided to hold myself back and finish strong which is what I did. The hills were such a killer. I didn't stop one time but I think I should of stopped and walked a couple of times instead of constantly running. I'm not sure. I need to check it out. I managed to come in sixth place for the women. My time was okay not bad but okay. 28:27! I'm planning on running a 10k on Monday. I'm hoping to have a good run then not too many hills at that run.

The kids were able to take part of 1k! I decided to run pushing Leah in her stroller while Leroy went with the boys. The boy's cousin was able to join the kids. They came down for the holiday weekend. Landon is a natural born runner. The little guy took off fast. They had the course marked wrong and wasn't able to finish the race. The little guy was upset. He cried like a baby. I saw several kids starting to line up again at the start. They decided to restart the run due to the confusion on the course. So, I ended up running another 1k. I managed to get a better time this at 4:58 minute. Not bad. Landon was right in the front of the pack. He came in 5th place. This was his very first race. He was very proud of himself. He did stop a couple of times to walk but he still finished the race strong. I'm so proud of my little guy. I might have to start signing him up for kid's runs.

5k 28:27
1k with a stroller 6:00
1k just me 4:58