As part of a fundraiser, Samantha's entire soccer league
has the opportunity to run in the Applefest races (the distance depends on the
age group, but the vast majority of teams run the 5K). This is Sam's second year
in the event. While she didn't set any records with her time, she did a good job
- especially considering that she had to stop to tie her shoes more than once
along the way.
Applefest 5K Run
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Samantha and her friend Maya hanging out before the race gets
underway.
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This race is so big that even Santa Claus came out to watch!
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Sammie starting out the race full of energy.
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Here she is waving to her dad.
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Another shot of Sam waving as she runs by.
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Sam started to get a little more serious as she passed.
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Here is Samantha nearing the finish line 34+ minutes later
(including a couple of stops to tie her shoes).
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Another shot of Sam flying towards the finish line.
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One last shot of Sam at the end of the race.
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As you can see in the next image, Samantha ran her race in
34:48. This is a vast improvement over last year's time of 40:32 - she shaved
almost 6 minutes off her time! Great job, Sam!
Applefest 5K Results
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Samantha came in 60th out of 73 racers in her gender/age group.
Not too bad considering that she rarely runs outside of soccer
practices and games!
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