West Orange Habitat For Humanity 5K

Carissa was invited to run in a 5K this Saturday in Oakland, which is in west Orange County near the Lake County line. Sarah's dad has helped organize this event for a couple of years. Since the county track meet was cancelled this weekend, Carissa decided to participate. She spent the night at Sarah's, and they got up at 6am to get to the race on time to help Sarah's dad set up. At race time, Sarah's dad ran with Sarah and Carissa for the first mile and a half. They were doing well, so he left them to themselves. Carissa finished in 31 minutes and 26 seconds! She did great - especially since it was her first race. The most exciting news is that Carissa won 1st place for her age group, 12 and under! There was only one other kid there in her age group, but at least it wasn't a 6 year old or something. The other kid was an 11 year old girl. Congrats, Carissa!