The runners - Lisa Davis, Shannon Stremich, Michele Strom, and Mandy Jensen
Ethan "squeezing" a ride in with Dad
Emma is having her face painted by a Bennington Cheerleader
Having fun on the slides
Michele and Emma with Nebraska's National Teenager's Michaela Millikan, Demitri Blackburn, and Aria Rezai
With the encouragement of a few friends, I decided to run in the “Bennington Daze” Road Race this past Saturday. This is the first time I have actually run a real race due to a fractured femur that I suffered 15 years ago. Unfortunately, this injury required 5 surgeries to put my leg back together. Needless to say, my doctors told me that running would be very difficult and that I might not ever even be able to run again - forunately, I have exceeded their initial expectations on that front. Testing the waters over the past 6 months with my trainer who has worked with me on a safer stride, I have been able to get back into running a little bit more. So with a little push from Mandy in particular, I ran in my first race today! I can't say I ran the entire time, but it was an accomplishment to complete the race – which was better than I thought I would do.
Along with my family, we also attended the town's annual parade after the race. This was a fun time with them and there was some added excitement with a few of my favorite beauty queens from the area also there.
