April 27, 2016

The Christianville Spirit: The First Annual PTLS 5K




The Christianville Spirit
The Spirit that Encourages
April 27, 2016-TCS # 494

Howdy, My Readers! That is How We say Hello in Texas. Howdy Y’all! So I have an exciting story to Tell You! I did My First 5K! Now, That is Hard for Me to wrap my head around, I actually did a 5K and Not just any 5K, This was a Very Special One! The Idea came up to do a Fundraiser and Several PTLS Family Members got together and Decided to just do it! One of The PTLS Members, Holly, decided to literally run with The Idea like A High-Speed Train. They talked about Different Ideas and, Holly says “Okay” and Runs faster than Speedy Gonzales. Pretty Soon, We had a Location and then Sponsors literally came flowing in to help us Raise Money for Potocki-Lupski Syndrome. None of Us saw that one coming, but Like They say, Everything is bigger in Texas! So, My Mom and I drove to Austin on Friday, something that Neither of us have done in at least 11 or more Years and We spent the Night down There to Be Ready for an Early Morning. So, We had the 5K at This really nice Park, North of Austin. Apparently, It is a Very Popular Park for The Locals. Then, We started Welcoming People to Our 5K, We had 60 People or more show up! Some of them PTLS Family Members, Holly’s Family, Family Members of Out-Of-State PTLS Kids, as well as Runners that were Excited to “Just Run”. The Proud Moment came when We had The Legendary Doctor Potocki, The Doctor that named Potocki-Lupski Syndrome, showed up at the Last Minute because She too wanted to Run. Myself and A Local PTLS Family Member got to bring her in, It was sort of like I was part of The PTLS Union Queen welcoming party and escort, It was quite an Honor! After a Few Introductions, It was Time to Run! So, I figured that if I could walk 10 Kilometers in Stockholm and in London, then I could walk 5 Kilometers (or 3.1 American Miles). I started Running at first (Shocking, for Me!) and then, I slowed down to Walk, Just a little Faster. I watched Several People Run or Walk Fast by and I thought, “Oh Man, I am going to be Dead Last!”. After a while of People Passing, I finally found Two Partners that I could walk with. One of Them, A PTLS Member and Another that had PTLS. We mainly walked, but would pick a Point to run to and then, would slow down and Walk again. The Object of the 5K was to walk The Trail (which had a Bit of a Hill) and then, turn around at The Green Balloons and make your way back to The Finish Line. As Runners past, We started counting them and We lost count at 13. The Trail was Pretty Nice though and Had some parts of Shade and Wooded Areas. Luckily, My Mom gave me a Water Bottle to drink while I walked because It was kind of Hot that day and I thought that I would be Fine. Near The End of The 5K, Two People with Kids holding the Green Balloons that was at The Turn-around whizzed past us walking, I thought for sure that We were Dead Last, but We weren’t. I thought, “You Guys got to get behind The Last Walker, because You are pretty much carrying the Final Torch!” But, Against all Odds, Myself and My Partners that I had all ran for The Finish Line. I was quite proud of Myself for Actually Finishing An as-Official-as-It-Gets 5K. My Mom was there at The End to see it happen, I am sure that It was a Very Proud Mommy Moment for Her, as it was for Me. I kind of wish that She would have walked it too (because She had to be The Medical Attendant at The End and Hand Out Awards, Nurse/Presidential Stuff), but Then, She would have not seen The Moment from Her Eyes. All in all though, It was a Fun 5K and We raised a lot of Money for The PTLS Foundation, and that is A Proud Moment in Itself.


Thanks for Reading The Christianville Spirit. Be Proud and Run/Walk for PTLS!

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