So, Brady (my 10 year old) has always been athletic. Very athletic. He ran my first 5K with me (my husband did as well)...beat me by 21 seconds. Then we ran another one together on Thanksgiving day, a turkey trot 5K. Again, he beat me. But only by 4 seconds! He has recently asked if he can run the upcoming 5 mile road race with me. I said yes because I know he has it in him.
We went down to the trail a little over a week ago and ran 4.26 miles. I was so proud of him! He did really well and we came in just over a 10:30 pace. Usually, the trail is a little slower so I figured that was a great time! The better thing was that he didn't want to cut out early. He really, really wanted to make it!
Yesterday, we went and ran on the trail again. We were hoping to get in just over 4.5. It was close to 4 pm and warm, about 80 degrees. We took some gatorade prime before the run and off we went. The beginning went pretty well, a little slow, but we needed to get into a rhythm. Then about mile 1.5, he felt great. Said he was in the zone. I was so glad for him...although I wasn't in the zone. It was tough with the heat and I was exhausted from little sleep and a garage sale all day that I had. But I would never let my kids see me quit! About mile 2.5 he was struggling. He was really hot and he said his knee was bothering him. Did some extra walking, tried to run again, but it was just not in the cards for him. We ran 2.97 miles. We walked the rest of it to home 2.04.
He kept apologizing to me, but really I didn't care that we were walking. I was just glad to have a companion, good conversation and my son by my side. Our time on our run wasn't great, but wasn't horrendous considering he wasn't feeling all that great. We ran it in 11 min/mile. All in all, we got 5 miles in running and walking and even with that, we would've finished in 1:05. I know he'll be ready to go in 2 weeks! I'm going to give us a goal of 55:00 (just because the last .3 is all up hill). I'm not going to tell him the goal, but that's what it is in my head.
We have 2 weeks to finish out the training...just me and my boy! Love him!
My favorite running pic!
The Buffalo Creek Half
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Right on target
So, my goals for 2012 were to run a half marathon and to run 700 miles. It's June now (although still the beginning) and I thought it would be a good time to check in on them.
Run a half marathon. DONE! Actually, I have run 2 and I probably have 2 more to run before the year is over. Who would ever imagine me running a half marathon? Holy cow, I couldn't even run a mile in January 2011! But I did it. My first half was on March 31st and I was soooo nervous! But I was with really good friends who settled me down and pulled me through it. Actually, I ran the last 5 miles on my own. Thank you to Beth and Linda for running with me the first 8 miles...I was truly blessed! Time: 2:20:48! I did it! I finished! My second was on May 6th. Not so good for me as I felt sick at about mile 4.5 and it lasted the entire rest of the race. Thank you to Joanne for running with me and for offering to stay with me. But I told her to go ahead, I didn't want to ruin her race. I walked large chunks of that race because of how bad I felt. But even with that, I finished 2:28:15! Holy cow...I thought I would've been about 3 hours for how I felt. That race took everything I had in me. I told my husband that next to Nick's labor, it was the hardest thing I have ever done. 2 more halfs are on the list: One in September, one in October...4 1/2 weeks apart. I can certainly check "run a half marathon" off of my list!
Run 700 miles. That's quite a lot of miles. As of today, I am at 315 miles. I have 35 more to run this month to truly be half way there. I can certainly do it! Although I am not running the longer distances like I was when I was training, with the half in September, I'll be starting the training again in July. So, the miles will build up once again. I'm running about 15-20 miles a week for the most part, so it certainly will get me there.
Next year, I might make a goal to run a marathon, or run a sub-30 5K (yes, I am not fast hence the name of my blog...notsofastmomma!). But for 2012, I am right on target!
Run a half marathon. DONE! Actually, I have run 2 and I probably have 2 more to run before the year is over. Who would ever imagine me running a half marathon? Holy cow, I couldn't even run a mile in January 2011! But I did it. My first half was on March 31st and I was soooo nervous! But I was with really good friends who settled me down and pulled me through it. Actually, I ran the last 5 miles on my own. Thank you to Beth and Linda for running with me the first 8 miles...I was truly blessed! Time: 2:20:48! I did it! I finished! My second was on May 6th. Not so good for me as I felt sick at about mile 4.5 and it lasted the entire rest of the race. Thank you to Joanne for running with me and for offering to stay with me. But I told her to go ahead, I didn't want to ruin her race. I walked large chunks of that race because of how bad I felt. But even with that, I finished 2:28:15! Holy cow...I thought I would've been about 3 hours for how I felt. That race took everything I had in me. I told my husband that next to Nick's labor, it was the hardest thing I have ever done. 2 more halfs are on the list: One in September, one in October...4 1/2 weeks apart. I can certainly check "run a half marathon" off of my list!
Run 700 miles. That's quite a lot of miles. As of today, I am at 315 miles. I have 35 more to run this month to truly be half way there. I can certainly do it! Although I am not running the longer distances like I was when I was training, with the half in September, I'll be starting the training again in July. So, the miles will build up once again. I'm running about 15-20 miles a week for the most part, so it certainly will get me there.
Next year, I might make a goal to run a marathon, or run a sub-30 5K (yes, I am not fast hence the name of my blog...notsofastmomma!). But for 2012, I am right on target!
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