Pre-race morning: Ran 2 miles to wake the legs and brain up. I was very happy to get a better rest than I was expecting. Thank goodness for antibiotics and pain relievers for a cute little daughter with a nasty ear infection!
I was in charge of the fruit for the race, so I took it up there at about 7:20 to cut it up. Was graciously helped by John A's daughter who jumped in and cut 50 lbs of bananas into thirds! Thanks Emily! There were about 40 running the 5K and about 100 running the mile. Tom was willing to give up killing himself on this race and sticking with me to pace me. This is the first time I've had someone to keep me motivated throughout the race and I know it helped me out a lot. I think I may have wimped out here and there if I would have been alone. The wind showed up just as ordered! Blasting right down the canyon and into our faces! I love wind! It is good, it is great, it is wonderful! (I'm sure you are convinced with my love for the wind!) Mile one: (8:17) Mile two: (8:15) Mile three: (7:51) Last point one: (.23) Tom did very good at motivating and keeping me going without making me feel like punching him. It was good to have him there to remind me to breath and relax. It's funny how you can forget those kinds of things. Anyway, I was hoping to get my 25:44 PR closer to 25 even. When all is said and done my new 5K PR is 24:46! After the 5K I helped my little neighbor girl make it through the 1 mile. I would have ran it with my 7 year old if she would have felt better. Tom ran with our 10 year old, Tani. Our 13 year old, Jansen ran it on his own. Mile results: Jansen #1 overall! (6:25) Not bad for running once a year. (Each Icebreaker fun run.) However, I think he may be seriously thinking of doing a little more running. He has great potential. Tani ended up 5th in her age group. Unfortunately there were a lot in her age group to compete against. She ran it somewhere between 10:00 and 10:30. Again, not bad for running once a year. After awards and prize drawings Tom took the kids home while I ran home. He had already ran a bunch of miles this morning so he didn't need anymore.
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