Gabe has been talking about his race for a week now! He had so much fun at the Chug For the Jug last Saturday. There was a Kid's Fun Race to kick things off, and Gabe was the youngest to run. All of the kids ran up the street in downtown Rocky Mount. Gabe got halfway there with Ryan running along the sidewalk next to him, when he bit the dust. It looked like a bad fall from where we were standing at the start/finish line, and Ryan ran over to him to pick him up. They chatted for a second, then Gabe took off and started running again! Everyone clapped and cheered for him. He got last place, but definitely earned the title of Speed Racer, like he has been telling anyone who will listen.
He got to do the 4-mile walk in the jogging stroller after that. Ryan pushed him and Noah, George, Tori and Rachel all speed-walked through town together. Ryan and Gabe came in fourth out of all the walkers! Jon and I ran the 4 miles together. We had fun and Jon did a great job. He and I had run the course earlier in the week and it was quite a switch for Jon because he had only ever run on the treadmill. The hills added a challenge, but he really did well in the race. He even let me cross the finish line 2/10ths of a second in front of him!
Here is some proof that we all finished...
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