On Saturday august 9 Eloise got to participate in her first
kid’s marathon. The run was held at lily lake in Saint John, New Brunswick. The name of the run she did is Marathon by
the Sea. This year was the 20 anniversary.
This was a great year to start a new tradition. My Aunt runs the adult
marathon by the sea every year so we figured it would be fun for the kids to
try. .
When we first got to Lily Lake we had to go to a big white
tent to get Eloise’s number and her t shirt. They also gave out a goody bag
with a bubble pen a cereal bar and their medal for the kid to get at the end of
the race. After we were signed in we went to show Eloise the start and finish
line and get a photo of her before with her shirt and number one she was so
excited to be there. We still had a half hour before the race started so we
took her to another tent where they were making balloon animals for the kids
Eloise got a pink monkey in a tree she
was so ecstatic to have a balloon animal. There was a few tables set up with wheels you
could spin and win prizes Eloise got a bag and Brayden got a t shirt besides a
change purse and new water bottle.
Right before the race started at 11 they had a warm up and
stretch with an instructor for the kids which we thought was a great idea. Then
the kids lined up all the little kids that were only doing the 200 meter race
lined up first. She was so happy to be running with all the other kids. Eloise was so excited she was paying more
attention to everyone around her starting to run her daddy had to encourage her
to start to run. Once she started to run she was in her glory the smile on her
face was priceless and so delightful to see. Eloise did awesome she ran 190
meters then had her daddy carry her the
rest of the way to the finish line. I am very proud of her as she ran the race
with Brayden her cousin and daddy by her side.
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