On Saturday morning, we traveled to New Hampshire to participate in the second annual Alliance Against Cancer 5K. Although the conditions were less than ideal - it was pretty much pouring the entire time - there was a great turnout, including many of New Hampshire's elite runners, which made for a fast field. It was a great day for the LeBlanc family in so many ways: Lee's father was able to publicly thank his sister (Aunt Emily) for being his bone marrow donor and he fired the gun to start the race; I ran my personal best 5K time, by almost a minute; Aunt Emily ran a great 5K and Lee's mom finished the 5K walk strong; Elizabeth ran her first ever kids race (with her BFF Ethan); and we were recognized for raising the most money for the Norris Cotton Cancer Center.
Thank you so much to everyone that donated - we really appreciate it. And a special thanks to the Boucher Family - Janet, Kevin, Ethan and Owen were such great sports, braving the rain - they were so great cheering as I finished. Ethan "the one shoe wonder" ran his first ever kids race too and he and Elizabeth had a great time hanging out. Ethan really sprinted his heart out in the kids race, even though he lost one of his shoes only steps into the race - clearly, his parents are raising him to finish what he starts!!!
At the start - Grampy and Aunt Emily with Christine, the brains and energy behind the road race.
Grampy fires the starting gun.
Elizabeth and Ethan compare numbers - even the kids got race numbers.
Maureen at the finish (25:04 is my new PR - which I will try to lower at my next 5K, in less than two weeks!)
Janet captured this great action shot of the start of the kids race.
Ethan is in the middle and Elizabeth is rounding the corner.
Ethan and Elizabeth showing off their blue ribbons.
Aunt Kathy and Emily (Emily refused to run the kids race, even with Auntie Kathy)
Sharon, one of my high school track teammates, was the 7th woman to finish and the first in our age group!
Our trophy for raising the most money.
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