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This past Friday the whole family was involved in the inaugural Legacy Quest 5K - a race sponsored by TEACH, our homechool group, and the Tipton Haynes Historic Site.

The boys and I were all runners, Rebecca was a photographer (making pictures for the TEACH yearbook - called "The Legacy"), and Terry got to wear an orange vest and help block traffic.

The race was started by re-enactors with rifles:

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Noah meant to run the One Mile Fun Run instead of the 5K. Right after Rebecca snapped this photo, he handed her his jacket. She neglected to tell him that he was at the end of the one-mile run, so he just kept going.

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Caleb had his best time ever at 22:38. This won him 1st in his age group and 6th place overall.

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Nathan was running his first 5K, and he did it in 24:43, which was first place in his age group as well.

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I haven't really been running lately, so this was actually my worst time ever. I sorta hate it that the clock has to be in the picture:

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But I did manage to beat Noah who was managing to smile even though he took that wrong turn:

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Michelle Dorr, the race director, did such a great job organizing the event! The trophies were cannons - very unique! We got three first place trophies - Caleb for age 0-15, Nathan for age 15-19, and me for age 45-49, an age group I will only be in for one more month. Sigh. All three of us benefited from lack of competition - most teens in the area that run were involved in a huge cross-country meet that day, and most of the runners in my age group must have been at another race as well.

But speaking of age, I met this very inspiring woman at the race. Her name is Eleanor. She is 75 years old, and she actually ran a half-marathon two weeks ago. She told me that she has MS and was in a wheelchair four years ago. The doctors told her she would never walk again. She said "I don't accept that" and started working out. I told her she was my hero.

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