We got ready early this morning and walked over to the high school for the race.  There were lots of people there; we ran into one of Logan’s classmate family and chatted with them briefly.  Then it was time for the 10K racers to start and we cheered them on.  Afterward, it was time to line up for our 5K.  While we waited, Connor was excited and he kept telling us that he wanted to win to earn a trophy.  Logan on the other hand seemed nervous, not knowing what to expect.  It was finally time and we all jogged and fast walked for the initial stretch.  Logan was quite bubbly then and had a hop on his walk.  Connor saw one of his classmates which was motivating him to run past her several times.  By the first mile mark, Connor and I had lost track of Logan and Stuart.  Connor asked about how much longer and reduced to a slow pace occasionally, but he cooperated well with hand holding and some motivation.  Once we passed the mid point, I felt more relieved.  Connor and I talked about Christmas decorations and what he wishes to get for Christmas, and it was working to distract him.  When we arrived to the 2 mile mark, I received a call from Stuart to inform that they had passed the finish line.  Apparently Logan ran the entire way, and did not really complain about the distance.  Stuart had to jog to keep up with him.  Connor and I continued to keep up our pace; we talked and we jogged at times.  By then Connor complained that he was quite tired but we finally saw the end of the race.  We started hearing people cheering us on, and before we got to the cheerleaders, Connor agreed that we should run all the way to the finish line.  He was so excited to see Stuart and other people cheering us while we crossed the line.  Connor was so proud and so were we!  He had walked 3.5 miles by then and I did not have to pick him up even once.  We picked up a snack bar and chatted briefly with Logan’s classmate family.  The mother told me that Logan did a great job and was trying to run past her to cross the finish line.

   Then we were on our way to walk home.  We finally picked up Connor part of the 1/2 mile walk home as he had earned to take a break.  Surprisingly Logan was still energized and asked me to run a short stretch too.  Once we were home, instead of being tired, Connor wanted to make a feast.  He helped me preparing lunch and getting lots of fruits ready.  He chose to sit on the ground to eat the feast and asked Logan to join him too.