Team Tongie 5K

Tyson and Cody participated in a local 5K race this weekend to help benefit Team Tongie, a local charity group to help the less fortunate. Consequently, it was also Tyson's first race but weeks of soccer practice had him in good running shape. Ask him and he'll tell you that all he does at soccer practice is run and run some more. And this race wasn't really a 5K (3.1 miles) since the route ran past the nursing home (by request of the patrons therein) adding an additional .5 miles.  But then if you're Cody & Tyson and you don't listen to the route instructions, it's even longer. You see, they didn't turn onto Main Street from 4th Street and ended up running an additional .3 miles off course for almost 4 miles total. Tyson did great though for his first run ... he ran 98% of the way and found an extra ounce of energy at the very end with a surprising burst of speed. It'll be interesting to see if he does another one ...