5k Redfish Lake Lodge Memorial Run

This last weekend two of my bff's and I (along with Taysom) headed up to Stanley, Idaho to participate in the Redfish Lake Lodge Memorial Run! My friend Stacy and my mom were also supposed to come up, but because of conflicts it was just the three of us! We had started out training hard for the 10k and we were doing a great job. Then some medical problems came up with one of the other runners (names will be left out, so I won't get in trouble with the friend!) and our training came to a halt. We decided we would at least do the 5k, since we felt lucky enough to still be going at all. 

Malita, me & Alayna

I was worried it would be FREEZING! It was a little chilly when we first got up there, but before the race started it was actually really nice! 

Waiting for the horn to blow! We were so excited, anxious and a little scared! We've never run at such a high altitude.

A few minutes later and we were off! We walked for a while to warm up and then ran for a bit. Malita wanted to take Taysom and she can't run with her knees, so she stayed back and walked with Taysom. I felt really bad for leaving her when we ran through a couple of spots that were on the beach. It wasn't very stroller friendly. 

Alayna and I finished and then headed back to find Malita. Surprisingly, she wasn't that far behind us! She is a crazy fast walker! And, we are not fast runners in any means, but we are getting better at going longer distances. 

Not only did Malita walk it almost as fast as we ran it, but she was pushing a stroller and for some of it carrying Taysom!! (Yeah, we really need to get better and improve our speed!). She is just amazing!

Malita and Taysom!

After the race they provided a lunch! It was yummy and Taysom really enjoyed the fresh fruit! They also had the Blue Fish Club, which was crazy people jumping into the lake after the race! We saw one girl that had done it and her arms were LITERALLY blue! Maybe next year we'll be brave and do it, if we end up camping and have clothes and a place to change! We'd definitely need a HOT shower after doing that! 

After eating we walked around a little bit and enjoyed the beautiful, fresh mountain air! It was definitely worth the drive and I felt sad that we couldn't stay up there longer. Our original plan was to camp the night before, but Vaughn has just been so busy lately, that we decided that Vaughn would stay home with the other three while I ran up and came back home afterwards. 

Silly Lita! She is a nut! I am so glad she decided to join us! 

I think we are going to try and make this a tradition for the Bingham, Bleazard and Hixson families! Anyone crazy enough to do it or that just wants to join us, is more than welcome!~ It was a blast and we are already looking forward to doing it next year!