In the Fullness of time: Dart Frog Dash

Starfish

Once upon a time there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself to think of someone who danced to the day. So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean. As he got closer he called out, "Good morning! What are you doing?" The young man paused, looked up and replied, "Throwing starfish into the ocean." "I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?" "The sun is up and the tide is going out. And, if i don't throw them in they will die." "But, young man, don't you realize that there are miles of beach and starfish all along it? You can't possibly make a difference!" The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves and said, "It made a difference for that one."

Our family is really big into running. It all started when some good friends of ours took Courage to a race 1 year ago. That race was the Dart Frog Dash. This last Saturday was the anniversary of that race. Courage, David, and Justice all entered the race. David and Courage raced in the 5k. Justice raced in th 1k. Faith helped Justice along by running next to him in his race. Hope, Honour, and I just watched the fun.
The day was very wet. We got very wet. Hope threw up at the registartion desk.... THAT was fun. I felt bad for all th people that didn't notice the puke and then stepped in it. Yuck...
This race was particularly fun because Courage had a major competition against our friend Tom, who is a 36 yr old man. The two have close racing times. So, they are really competitive with each other. It is pretty funny. In the end, Courage beat Tom in this race by more than 2 minutes! Yay Courage!
So, now they are preparing for their next competition against each other in June. Hehe...
Courage finished this 5k in 22.32 minutes. It is his personal best.
David didn't do so well in this race. Unfortunately he was still a little sick. He coughed and wheezed the whole race. He finished with his worst time at about 28 minutes.

My boys.

Getting ready to run.

Justice finished his 1k in 1st place for his age group. He is VERY proud. He wanted to make sure that I told everyone that he finished in 1st place and Courage got 2nd place. HaaHaa... Little stinker.