Run the Monk

Last night Sarah and I ran a race called "Run the Monk" with my kids from school. It was only a 5K race, but it seemed like more with the 90+ degree temperatures and hilly course (or was that hell-y?). Most of the kids did quite well; we had several stragglers who simply did NOT want to run in the heat. Fortunately, they were motivated by sprinklers several people were spraying down runners with from their yard. Afterward, there was a band, face painting, a bounce house, and food/drinks. We all got a free t-shirts with our food, too.

Unfortunately, it was Melissa and Stephanie's (7th grade and gym teacher at my school) last event with students run. Melissa is moving to Miami, and Stephanie is moving to the pacific northwest state of Washington this summer. It's a bummer, but fortunately there are a few others who are stepping in for the summer to run with the kids. Any of you are welcome to join us! We'll be practicing Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.



And here's a video of us dancing to the band before the race. My students are only in middle school while most of the students run kids are in high school. Consequently, they were pretty hyper before the race started...if only they could have saved some of that for the race!!