girls on the run

for the past 10 or so weeks, ella-bella has been participating in a program called Girls on the Run.

it has been such a fantastic experience for her.

it's a national program, but her team is just 3rd & 4th grade girls from her school.

she had three coaches who were moms of some of the other girls.

tuesdays and fridays after school, they practiced running, learned how to be a good friend, built their self confidence, etc.

all of the running practice was to build their endurance in preparation for a 5k.

each girl needed a running buddy to run the 5k.

guess who ella's running buddy was?

 fall 2012

girls on the run members

 ella had her hair spray painted before the race.

 ella earned the "kind spirit" award at the end of girls on the run party.

that means, she was always kind to others and was easy to get along with.

good girl.

here we are, waiting to start the race! 

 we just crossed the start line!

we were all worn out by the end.

ella did an amazing job! 

even with a sore pinky toe, she ran over half the race.

i'll bet she could have run even farther if her mom had helped find her good running socks, and not thin, church socks.

it was fun to run with my ella girl.

i love her and feel so happy for her accomplishments!