Alternate title: Since I’m bragging about my kids anyway…
Many, many years ago, when I was about 5 or 6 (or I might have been a bit older, I don’t remember – perhaps my sibling-with-the-amazing-memory can help me out?), I walked 22 miles to become the youngest person in our community to complete the walk-a-thon.
Yesterday, Julie did me proud. She climbed 29 flights of stairs for Conquer the Globe: StairClimb for Clean Air 2007 and was awarded the “Youngest Achiever Award”. She came home quite proudly waving her new MP3 player award in the air. Yay Julie!
She completed the climb in 7 minutes and 47 seconds. I think I would have only made it up about 4 flights of stairs (huffing and puffing) in 7 minutes. Nikki made it in 5 minutes and 47 seconds. (She was the second-youngest achiever, but there was no award for that.)
I better start getting into shape, because next year they’re determined I do it with them.