Elsie and Liam refer to the 1 mile participation prize as their "gold medal." When its placed around their necks at the end of the 1 mile, as far as they're concerned, they might as well have won the entire race.
Running this race every year makes my kids feel capable. Participating in such an event gives them a sense of being a competitor, an athlete, a person that does hard things. This year the race was on Elsie's birthday. She wore her favorite Elsa Frozen dress and she felt like a million, sparkly, bucks. I think she was just as proud of her dad as her dad was her. Liam came through the finishline like a bullet and as you can see by the picture, his medals are already starting to pile-up.
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