Girls On The Run...interpret as you wish

Saturday December 4^th

After a few hours of precious sleep, we started out on our next adventure.. girls on the run 5k. This adventure entailed: tutus, leggings, antennas, cooler full of food, and a run around the Pudget Sound.     

We made it to our destination , Seaward Park, Seattle WA.  We decided that we must be getting better at directions or at least reading map quest directions because we made it to the park without confusion and surprisingly on time.  We stepped out of Rosanna’s vehicle and were immediately greeted by the breathtaking, ice chilling wind of the Pacific Northwest! J Beth earlier said to Rosanna “Why???? Are you going to wear long leggings, a long sleeved shirt, and gloves?”  Rosanna's reply “WE ARE RUNNING OUTSIDE!!! It’s cold out.” 

We made our way to the registration booth and we were shocked by the age group that we were going to run with (most of the runners were 8-10 years old).  As you should all know by now, we are CRAZY; and, we LOVE to dress CRAZY.  The theme for this run was superheroes.  However, we decided to dress like fairies.  So not only were we WAY older than most of the runners we were also one of the ONLY ones dressed up!!  Feeling like we stuck out... a LITTLE, as well as, feeling like popsicles we decided to head back to the car and go home….haha j/k We headed back to the car to get warmer supplies.  As stated previous Beth did not come prepared.  All Beth brought for warmth was a vest.  Beth states “I thought if I kept my core warm the rest of my body would be warm.”   Rosanna had a spare coat that Beth was able to use. 

Girls on the run is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to educating and preparing elementary schooled aged girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living.  This run was a graduation for a large group of elementary girls who just completed a 10 week training program.  The run was timed but not a race.  The goal was simply for the girls to finish their run/walk.   When we first got there we definitely felt out of place and uncomfortable.  But when we began and finished the run we felt honored to be a part of this program to encourage young girls to respect themselves and to live a healthy life.