Becoming a "Blade Runner": My Journey: An INCREDIBLE 5K: The Bunny Bolt

This year, my dad's 60th birthday fell on Easter weekend. Chelsea and I decided to fly in and surprise my dad. As a part of our weekend plans, I looked up 5K's and decided that it would be fun to do one as a family. We decided on the Bunny Bolt 5K through City Park in Denver. I haven't been running much, and was a bit nervous about this one. It was Chelsea and dad's first 5K and they were both feeling a little nervous. It was Mom's second 5K, and she has been training like crazy ever since she finished the Hot Chocolate run in Chicago this past fall.

We made t-shirts and bandannas so that we felt more like a team. Things were a little crazy this morning with 4 people running around getting ready. We applied our tattoos, tied our bandannas, and put our shirts on. We arrived at the park singing, Michael Buble's "Everything."

It couldn't have been a more perfect day. It was 65 degrees and a clear blue Colorado sky. Chelsea and I have been feeling like we are on a tropic vacation compared to our current homes (Rochester and Chicago). We ended up making tons of new friends, and even ran into a few people we knew... (so not surprising when you are with my mother...). Chels and Mom crossed the finish line a few minutes apart, and then came back for Dad and I. We all met up just before the finish and crossed together. Dad even ran through the finish line. All in all, a wonderful 5K! We are all very excited about running our next ones in Denver, Chicago and Rochester :)