Run and Fun - Do They Go Together?

I can say that yes, run and fun do go together. Today at my daughter's school was the first ever Fun Run, a great idea that allows you to fund raise without selling wrapping paper and cookie dough. You could tell that both my girls were really liking it, including the one who is like me and thinks running is for people with masochistic issues.

The Funrun.com company comes in, sets up a stage and massive sound system, sets up a track out on the playground lawn, plants all sorts of colorful banners and decorations and canopies for water and popsicles, and an exciting announcer pumps all the kids up with fun exercises and music. It cracked me up because they only played about 30 seconds of every song ever played on Radio Disney - like ADD Radio. They run different kinds of laps, walking laps, limbo laps where the parents hold out those inflatable spirit sticks like they give out at NBA games, they do the swim on a lap, they do the shopping cart on a lap, they gallop like ponies on a lap. They even have an inflatable tunnel for the kids to run through as they enter the field and all the parents clap for them.

It feels just like a sports event for kids and it is very exciting. It was impressive and obviously a hit with the kids. I tell you all of this because stupid mom forgot the camera. Just haven't learned how to do it all yet...