Thursday, October 13, 2011

Nickel Run 5K

On Saturday I went to the Nickel Run for Nicole.
I decided to wear this shirt that our team had made the soccer season following Nicole's death. Luckily when I was picking up my number I saw some of my former teammates (wearing the shirt also) and they invited me to run with them. Surprisingly I was actually able to maintain a good pace while running and wasn't getting tired or out of breath. At one point however one of my teammates got tired and I decided to run with her as the other two girls had continued running. I really didn't want to leave her behind as I had thought that I wouldn't be able to keep up either. I'm glad I stayed with her even though it took longer. Unfortunately I had to leave just after I crossed the finish line, so I didn't have time to stay and visit with the rest of the team, I only said goodbye to my runningmate and left. But I was able to pick up a Nickel for Nicole postcard.They show a picture of Nicole and the car she was in. The car is absolutely smashed, and you can see the passenger's seat, where she was sittting. It's awful but I hope that Nickel for Nicole and the Nickel Run can help to make a difference in the choices of young drivers (and older drivers) behind the wheel. The postcards are actually sent out for free per online request, so maybe I could order some for my school. It could help bring awareness here too.
These are the race results, my name is under 'Female 16 to 19' :
http://www.clinesrunningcorner.com/results2011/oct8_nickelrun_2011.pdf


A Nickel for Nicole Postcard

Thursday, October 6, 2011

I was the Tiger at the DIS Carnival!



 These are pictures of me as our school's mascot, the DIS Tiger at this Saturday's Carnival. I really enjoyed this, although it was a challenge to walk in the overheated costume and take so many pictures with little kids whilst trying to entertain them. Some people watching me say hello to the children called me the "friendliest tiger".