Teton Dam 5K
When I signed up to run the 5K I had no idea where it was going to be ran. I finally was able to see the map about 2 weeks before the race and found out that I would have to run up Millhollow Road. I was not excited at all because it is up hill. I do alright running on flat roads, hills not so good. I decided that I would have to practice running the hill. So 3-4 days my Mom took me up to the starting point and then drove my car to the finish, before she started her walks. It was a killer each time and I hated it but I was able to make it up the hill even if I was slow. I felt alright about it as the run came near. The morning of the run it was cloudy, cold, and even a few sprinkles, I wasn't so sure any more.
Mom took me to the start and then drove around to different locations to cheer me on. She took Ky and Aleeya with her and had them cheer me on. It was fun having them there and helped me out a lot. I did better then I had thought I would. I finished in 38:46, was 53rd of 120 overall, 30th of 79 for female, and 2nd of 9 in my age group. I was pretty proud of myself.
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| The start |
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Running up Millhollow Road |
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| It was all down hill for here |
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| The finish line, 38:46 minutes later |
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| I didn't know that I would get a medel just for finishing, it was great. |
Delwyn learned that you can now get a hunting license when you are 10 years old, he was all excited to have Jessica get hers so she could go hunting with him. She said that she wanted to do it, so we got her signed up for an online class. She had fun the first couple of days but then she didn't want to do it anymore. We talked to her about how important it is to finish what you start. She finally finished and then had to wait until June 14th for the field day and final exam. We tried to study with her but she just put up fights. We we all worried that we had spent all this money and she wouldn't pass.
Delwyn took her down and dropped her off. She become excited when her friend Jayden Michille was in her class. She did well. She got a 90% on the final and even hit the target while shooting. We were all very proud of her and glad that she did so well.
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| Our newest Hunter Jessica, love the orange hat. |
Since Jessica's field day went until Noon, I took Ky and Aleeya over to the Air Show with Grandpa and Grandma Erikson. I have never been and thought it would be fun. The kids seemed to enjoy it also. Aleeya's favorite was seeing John Bagley's play "Old Yeller", because it is bright yellow, her favorite color. Ky loved watching the "Jelly Belly" plane because it had colored smoke and it was cool looking. It tried to land on a small runway on the back of a pick-up, it took 3 tries but he finally did it, was impressive.
We stayed for just a couple of hours but it was fun. I was amazed at the skill these pilets have. I would love to take the whole family next year.
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| Jelly belly plane on the small runway |
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| Old Yeller |
