Running With Ears: Wobble before you gobble

I had been running for about a month and even though I was running/walking at least a 5k and had 1 10k distance, I was getting a bit worried about the Star Wars event I had booked. I had all kinds of questions. Can I do this? What should I expect when I get there? Should I run a 5k or 10k before I attempt to run this giant event? Luckily my amazing wife found a run on Thanksgiving and suggested I take Hannah with me to try it out. We did and it was so much fun.

Hannah was funny when I told her we were going to do it. She told me that she wanted to win a medal that was more than just the plastic ones they give to everyone at school. So I kept running to get ready for this and Hannah went on a couple walk/ jogs with me. Then on the day before thanks giving Hannah tell me she needs new shoes. So that night we raced over to Target at around 8:30pm got her some "running" shoes and some warm clothes to run in. It was freaking cold out you know. She was so happy.

So we arrived in downtown Reno early. It was cold!!! But Hannah was a trooper. She took her picture with someone dressed up as Gumby and we waited patiently. I tried to get her to move around, but I think she thought that might not be a cool thing to do. So instead Dad was jumping up and down and looking like a freak while she stood still freezing and looking super cool.

At about 8:00am I think it was time to race. We lined up and then we were off. Hannah ran for about 100 yards and got a stitch in her side. Poor Girl. We walked most of it, talked a lot and got to have some good Daddy/ Daughter bonding time. We eventually did get some running time as I suggested we make it into a game by picking out someone in the crowed and trying to pass them. As it turned out this was a good game because there was some guy with toilet paper who smelled pretty bad when we were behind him. That was the fastest Hannah and I ran the whole race. Our time finishing was just under an hour, but it was so much fun. I think Hannah had fun too but her side and her feet were hurting the whole time, but after we were done I don't think she cared because she had her medal. Oh and after doing this my confidence sky rocketed!