Tucker’s first 5k.
Tucker ran his first 5k today. He has been training for it a few weeks now. This race was sponsored by the Kansas City Trail Nerds, a local trail running group. The race was out at Wyandotte County Lake Park. The park doesn’t look like one would expect Kansas to look like. It is very hilly, with mature hardwood forests and has a very pretty lake 450 acre lake that at times is fairly clear.
The trails were hilly, muddy in places, with lots of rocks and roots. So it was a pretty gnarly run. Just the same, Tucker still was able to finish it in 31:04 which I think is pretty good for an 8 year old. He is quite competitive and was happy to see that other runners were behind him 
. We had a blast and both of us can’t wait until our next race. I think the key to Tucker enjoying running is to combine it with a borderline extreme sport like trail running.