Friday, May 29, 2009

Run, run as fast as you can. . .

Today Alison was presented with a running trophy at Friday Flag.  She worked really hard for this all year long!  She ran a total of  408.25 miles!!  There were many days that I picked her up from school, with a shiny red face, bows still in her hair, and shoes still glittering.  We are so proud of you Alie.  The trophies were awarded to grades K - 5 who ran more than 300 miles.  She was one of 23 for the school, mostly consisting of boys, and one of 6 for her grade.  What a great accomplishment!!  
 
First Grade Running Trophy
The look on the kid's face handing over the trophy is
 great. (Are you kidding me?)
waiting . . . any more girls?
Ahh, the power of reward.
(Lindsay deserves a bit of recognition, as she was a motivator in Alie's quest.  She received a trophy last year in her 2nd grade class.  This year she provided waving and cheering from the sidelines, claiming that she did not need another running trophy:)  Occasionally, I would see them run together for a lap . . .

5 comments:

Janice said...

way to go alie!! i love the look on that boys face :) so great to have a good older sister to help coach you and cheer for you!

diane said...

Wow that is impressive. You may have a marathon girl in the making.

Lou said...

Wow Alie thats great. Thats a long way to run. I am proud of you. I'm sure that helped you in soccer. I love you!

Danielle said...

That's incredible Alie! Great job...you should be so proud:)

Kelly Fam said...

amazing! 408.25 miles! What! That is great. Yeah, maybe her and lindsey can run marathons together. What an accomplishment.