Well, the annual Turkey Trot was held at Thanksgiving and Maegan decided she wanted to participate. The TT was a 2 mile walk/run fun event where each person had to guess their time at the finish. The participant with the closest time to their predicted finish would receive prizes (i.e., 1st place - a turkey, second and third place - a chicken). Each participant was not allowed to have a watch with them. Maegan had never ran more than a half of a mile at once so this was a big challenge for her. We watched her dash off at the beginning and we met her at several points along the route. After a while she had to walk and at times struggled through the event. However, she persevered and finished like a champion. We were so proud of her for weathering through the pain. When it was all said and done, she found out that she came in second place within 9 seconds of her predicted time. It was amazing and she was very excited to bring the frozen chicken home for dinner. Way to go Maegan!!!!
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Maegan arriving at the Turkey Trot. |
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Jane Sholar demonstrating how to stretch before the race. |
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Starting line. |
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Bob Sholar informing the group of the route... |
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And their off! |
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Maegan in the middle of the pack... |
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Halfway done and feeling the heat.... |
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Maegan continues on... |
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Dad meets at a crossroad to offer words of encouragement! |
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Home stretch to the finish line at Emon Beach! |
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Just after crossing the finish line... |
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Cooling off with a Hawaiian Sun beverage! Dad extremely proud of his daughter. |