I have been letting my legs recover from the marathon last week, still feeling some residual soreness so I have just been going on hikes this week.
It is our annual ward 5K and I wanted to run it with my kids today. Brought the dog along with me, TJ (6) rode his bike, my wife Laurel ran it, and I ran with Spencer (10) and Trenton (8). Took off and Trenton and Spencer were in the lead pack, a high school kid took off and we didn't see him until the finish. I wanted to see what my kids could do so I told them to run it as hard as they could, but be smart with the course as it is Harvest Hills and the course was pretty much hills the whole way.
1st Mile7:58, my boys were pretty much running side by side and looking good, Mile 2 - 8:12, still holding strong I kept trying to motivate them and keep them running strong. I was impressed with Trenton as he was staying with us and looked good. Mile 3 - 8:13, lots of uphill this mile and my kids were battling with a few other grownups from the neighborhood. I told them to push it up the hills and then the finish was all downhill the last .25. I was so proud of the way they pushed, now there was only one guy in front of them. I was cheering them on and having the time of my life (well pretty much.)
Last downhill push to the finish Trenton said he just could not go any faster and I urged him to push. He broke the mental barrier and pushed it in and caught the guy in front of us. Spencer had took off and was just in front of us as we finished 2nd, 3rd, and 4th overall. I was so proud of them and believe Trenton could have some incredible races if he trains and focuses on running.
AP for the run 8:05, as a bonus my legs held up fine and will start to run again next week. | 