It's Unanimous....The Best 5K We've Ever Run

Color Runs are great, sure.  A trail race is a blast, absolutely.  But how cool was it to run this 4th of 5 5Ks for our Remembering Zachary Project??!!.  10 Races for 10 Years has been SUCH an experience.

Last night, we ran the Snowman Stampede, a 5K race through the Bull Run Park's Festival of Lights.  The race began at 5:10, obviously just at dark, and this is a little of what we were able to see the entire course - it's blurry but taken while running, so I hope you understand.  :)

Rewind, before the start, we met up with two Herklotz Clans.  Aidan and Carter's Grandparents, Lynn and Bob and the boys' Aunts and Uncles and cousins, Chad, Jennie, Addison and Collin.  They all walked/ran the Mile Reindeer Run while the boys and I ran the 5K.  I hope they enjoyed themselves, they did look pretty goofy...er, merry.

Carter felt running for Zachary that night.  He was able to run a Personal Best himself with a 29:59 finish time.  He crossed the finish line feeling so proud of himself, a feeling he will hopefully be able to carry with him through other pieces of his life.  Aidan ran the entire race as well without stopping, a strong accomplishment considering the two hard hours at the gym he had spent just that morning.  After the race we spent time at the Holiday Village at Bull Run, played some fair games, had some hot cocoa, and ran into some pretty amazing running friends we've met along the way.  

I wouldn't change these experiences for the WORLD.  Our last 5K race for Zachary will be in March.  We would LOVE to be able to share this experience with even more friends and family and community.  Look out for a TON of updates, prizes and more, we want everyone involved!!!

Oh, and, yes, we had a picture taken of the three of us....by Santa...well, a racer dressed up as Santa.