2013 New Year's Day Total Fitness 5K

 First Race for 2013 - New Year's Day Total Fitness 5K
Ran with a time of 24:09
Later we found out, the race was about a half a mile short of a 5K :( Still a good time for the first race of the year!

First Place (1st) in males age group 19 & under....

Before the race .... it was COLD!
But thanks to the Leber family, he had a super
"cool" WARM running shirt! :)

Coming into the finish line - way to go little man!!!

Eating some after-race grub:
italian sausage, doritos, air heads and coca-cola to drink!

Race Summary:
It was a cold morning, and had been raining/drizzling all night and morning. We got to the Virginia Beach Sportsplex (we'd never been) and figured out where we needed to go. Holden was excited about this race since he was given the registration by some friends (thanks Mr Steve and Ms Lisa!) who had won a 5-pack of registrations. We got there, got his bib number and goody bag, I signed the waiver form (since he's under 18) and waited around for the race to start!

While it was chilly, it did finally stop drizzling and raining just in time for the race to start. This was a cross-country race course (something Holden hadn't ran on before) so we weren't sure how he would do. But, he did great and surprised us all by coming in at 24:09 - we then quickly realized that the course was nearly 1/2 mile short.... :( But still, 24:09 is a great time! AND coming in first in his age-group (males, 19 & under) is great! :)

Great race little man - I'm very proud of you and what a way to start off the year!

Finally got around to getting a picture of him
with his 1st place in age group award,
a Color Me Rad registration!