There were prizes for "best use of duct tape" so we commissioned Nana and Gumpy to help out with construction the night before. The kids came up with some great ideas and executed them beautifully. And it paid off: they won a family award for their collective efforts.
And they raced well, too! This was one week into my shingles drama so I was pretty useless, but Alan drove me in and parked me at the start/finish so I got to enjoy some of the excitement, even in my very fragile state.
James carried his duct tape battle axe and shield and didn't stop running the whole way. His time was 11:04.
Madeline also did a great job and looked very fashionable with hot pink duct tape wings on her feet. Her winged helmet reads: "Duck Tape Awesomeness". She's got great form. Her time was 11:34.
Jeremy did his typical runrunrunreallyreallyfast! and then stop to hold his side and plod for a bit and then runrunrunreallyreallyfast!...and repeat (you can see him pausing to look back on his way up the hill in the picture below). But he didn't get lost (every mother's fear) and he appeared to be having fun when he hit the finish line. His time was 14:53.
I'm so proud of them! They pushed themselves, they felt proud, they had a great time, and they were nice to all the other kids.
Here they are in their post-race DUCK TAPE AWESOMNESS!
Were you at the 2011 Di Pie in the Sky in Orono on 10 Sept 2011?
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