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"I am a proud momma! Both of my daughters ran their first road races this weekend on different days and they did awesome. Katie, 14, ran her 5k in 28 minutes on Saturday and Hannah, 13, did hers in 32 minutes on Sunday. They were exhausted and elated all at once and they were extremely proud of themselves. Both races seemed to consume the entire weekend, but it was wonderful fun (unless you ask their 10 year-old brother, Matt) and gave them a great sense of accomplishment. Here&amp;#039;s an even better part. While I&amp;#039;m not sure the cost of Katie&amp;#039;s race (her stepmom, who she ran it with, paid), Hannah&amp;#039;s race cost only $10. We had to wake up early and get everyone fed and ready to make sure that we were there for the 9:30 registration, where there was free coffee and donuts for all. It seemed as though the whole town was there (the race was to benefit the local police department, families of officers killed in the line of duty and families of local fallen soldiers) so we had a great hour or so of catching up with, well, everyone. Next came the little kids&amp;#039; quarter-mile race and then the opening ceremonies complete with the National Anthem. The race itself was wonderful and cheering on Hannah and her friends at the finish line was fantastic fun. Afterwards, everyone was treated to a lunch of hotdogs, chowder, chips and ice cream. All the friends and family sat together on the green lawn overlooking the beach and enjoyed our &amp;quot;picnic&amp;quot; while catching up with old teachers and old friends. We left around 2 p.m., sunburned, tired and happy. The girls chatted excitedly the whole car ride home about their race times, their sore legs and how excited they were to get their race numbers and t-shirts. We came home, made a big Sunday dinner and rested up. All of this for ten dollars. Who says that having a wonderful day with your kids has to cost a lot of money? This was one of the nicest days we have had in so long and it cost less than two and a half gallons of gas. Makes you think, doesn&amp;#039;t it? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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