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The “Leap of DOOM!” ~Lake McMurtry

05/16/2018 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

My oldest girl and Nick ran in the Lake McMurtry run last month!
This was the only hike I went on. Some camping trips are not as great as others. This place is beautiful it just ended up being a harder trip.

These signs were fun though from the race! She listened to the signs and thought it was too big of a jump. They always make a big deal of this jump. The hype get’s bigger every year. “I’m a camera!” Cutest camera ever! I guess I went on two hikes technically. Nick dropped me off while we were driving and I walked the rest of the way. Sometimes a peaceful walk is just what I need.

This was our second time camping here.

It is really a beautiful campground!

Maybe next time we can hike more of it!

If you want to see more of our hike (including my littlest’s camera work) check out the video!

My Family, Running

Post Oak Challenge 10k ~Nick&”B”

03/08/2017 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

Nick did the 10k with “B” one of our 7yr olds.

Since I had 4 kids this time, I waited and came for the finish instead of getting everyone up and waiting at the race the whole time.

We actually timed it pretty great and were only waiting a little bit.

She is was so happy that she got to do it!

She loved all the attention she got.

I have decided I am a trail run type mom instead of a soccer mom.

Ha!

Trail runs are in such beautiful locations!

Bring on the next one!

We have two that want to run in the next one already.

Well if you don’t count little bit.

She is pretty upset she is too little.

She keeps saying she is “super fast” and “dinosaur big”…

Looks like we will need to find a 1 miles fun run for her soon.

My Family, Running

My Oldest’s First Race ~2014 Snake Run

03/31/2014 Danielle Huddleston 5 Comments

After helping his Dad as a pacer last fall, my oldest really wanted to be in a race.

His criteria?

Snacks and a medal.

This month he did his first race!

The Snake Run at Turkey Mountain.

There is a 3hr race and a 6hr race (you try to get the most miles in that time).

We entered my son in the 3hr one and Nick entered the 6hr.

He was really excited!

This is the 6hr race start.

Nick started later with the 3hr racers so he could run with our son.

3hr race start.

There are my men!

My son loves the “junk food”, his words…

The big laps were 3.75miles long.

He did one lap and then took a break while his dad did another lap.

Here he is with his dad starting his second, Nicks third.

Finishing his second lap!

He was not even tired.

Just wanted to eat more food.

I kept trying to give him time to rest but he did not need it.

Getting his medal!

7.5 miles done!

The end of the 3hr race.

The 6hr race was still going so we waited around for my husband to finish.

I really like this race location.

I am really familiar with the Turkey Mountain trails so I took the boys on several hikes in between seeing Nick.

Winners of the 3hr race getting their trophies.

My oldest was concerned that they were real at first.

The boys kept busy building grass forts while waiting for their dad.

Nick ended up doing 20.75miles.

So proud of my men!

My sons thoughts about the race:

“It was really really fun!”

“There were very yummy aid stations”

“In the end there was lots of food and I ran 7.5 miles”

“It was very hard, and I got a shirt and actual medal”

“I want to do 100 miles when I get older.”

Here is last years race.