Fun Run!

Last month, our family and our friends, the Bukatas, participated a fun run sponsored by Cigna Healthcare that featured RunDisney.  The one mile run was located at the Phoenix Zoo.  Aiden was pretty excited to run the course while Madilyn was less than enthusiastic.  At one point, she may have actually told Josh, "This is not a *fun* run!"  Aiden pretty much ran the entire event until the last quarter mile.  At that point, he turned to me and said he was done and didn't want to run any more.  I quickly pointed to the gigantic balloon that signified the end of the race and told him that we just had a little more to run.  What did Aiden do?  He quickly detoured off the concrete path and headed straight towards the balloon through the desert.  His little legs didn't stop running until he made to the balloon and across the finish line.  I am not sure if I have a cheater or a genius on my hands.

After the run, we were all invited to the zoo's Stone House Pavilion for brunch and some mingling time with Mickey and Minnie Mouse.  The kids definitely loved taking photos with these iconic Disney characters.

What a fun way to introduce your kids to exercising and running.  I really hope we get to participate in this event again next year!