The Boosterthon organization is a well organized fun machine. The event started with all the classes running through a tunnel while being cheered on by the parents and others who came to support the kids. It was a little chaotic, and a lot loud, and Rebecca wasn't with her class when they ran out on the field. As soon as Art and I realized this, I ran to find her, and she was back by the tunnel sobbing that she had gotten scared by the noise and the crowds, and had lost her class. We escorted her up to her class, and she was calmed down and excited to race soon enough. Here is her class (without her) running on the field.
Next, one of the guys from the Boosterthon group got on a high perch and got the kids all pumped by teaching them cheers, singing silly songs, and generally getting them really revved up and excited to do the fun run. All the kids got a tshirt with a picture of the course on their backs, with numbered spaces 1-35. Each time they completed a lap, a teacher or volunteer would mark it off on their shirt. At the end of the race, all the laps were counted up and the total was written in the middle.
They're off! Rebecca is on the far right side. The fun run portion lasted about 45 minutes. The had great fun music playing the whole time, and every five minutes or so, the announcer would create a silly way to run - like "pretend you're an airplane" or " Skip this lap" or "Play the drums" etc.
Go Becca go!
This is AWESOME! she said as ran by.
It was a GREAT event. Every single kid enjoyed it and had a smile on their face the whole time. Rebecca completed 27 laps in all. We were very proud of her, and she had a great time. ( Although she was a puddle and a couch potato after school because she was so wiped out. )
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