Volunteering with a Twist

This morning hubby and I participated in a run as volunteers for the first time.  It was a fundraising run dedicated to students with disabilities.  It was fun to help out even if it was super early and a bit chilly out, and it was also really neat to see people running while pushing sports wheelchairs for children who couldn't run in the race themselves.  The children got to participate in the race because of this, and you should have seen their faces - priceless!  It was totally worth getting up at 6AM on a Saturday and putting on five top layers of clothes to witness.  If you ever get the chance to help out in this way, you should.  We did preregistration and got to check most of the runners and walkers in by giving them their t-shirts and bib numbers.  As a beginner runner, I benefited from seeing what goes on "behind the scenes".  If you're already a seasoned runner, I highly encourage you to do this some time instead of running in the race.  It will make you appreciate the people that give their time to help you succeed in reaching some of your goals and help you to realize that that medal couldn't be possible without their help, too (on top of all your training!).  I hope to do this again soon and in the meantime thank the next volunteers as I race to the finish.