Some practice runs were brutal...like literally dragging my 8 year old to keep going.
Last Friday, we had our last practice and the kids complained of cramps, being cold, being hot, being hungry and being tired...I was slightly concerned.
When we first got downtown, the kids were a bit overwhelmed at first seeing all the people. Can't blame them, since covid everyone has been chanting socially distancing which is very different than a crowd like this...
But with the sunshine and miraculously being able to find out friends among the sea of runners, they were excited and ready to race
I strategically kept them on a steady candy sugar rush and had a carefully curated playlist of the kid's favourite songs - the live bands and cheering bystanders added to the fun adrenaline rush too. 
Around 8km, Noah saw his best friend up ahead and once they found each other, it was like Sonic getting hit by lightening and the two of them took off. The two of them together were unstoppable. They got lots of cheers from people surprised to get passed by two little boys. I think that just fueled them to keep going faster. I was sprinting to make sure I didn't lose them in the crowd.
Noah and his bestie finished at 1:06 with Super Dad and Nallie finishing 4 minutes behind. 
Couldn't of asked for a better first 10 km race for these kids. Felt so proud cheering for them.
Stay tuned...next week is the BMO half-marathon and these kids will be cheering for us...
