Today, Caleb, my oldest at age 8, and I ran the Springboro YMCA 5k. Funny enough, he was the youngest runner and I was the largest runner. He did great. His first mile was a sub 10 minute miler. Then he had two consecutive 11 mile runs. He had a great final time of 32:13. That rocks. It was so cold. I finished just 2 seconds behind him. I was not losing, I was simply drafting to save energy. All the marathoners do it.
That actually is my best 5k time. Having only had two 5k runs, it isn’t a huge milestone. But it is over 2 minutes better than my 5k back in May. I have some serious training to do before the Miamisburg Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. It is a five miler and I want a time under 55 minutes.
Proud dad here.
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2 responses so far ↓
1 ebear // Nov 13, 2008 at 10:10 am
Tell Caleb we said Congrats!!!! You were not drafting you were just soaking up the moment of your son finishing his first race. I can see the tear now. Weep Weep.
Hey don’t worry about the turkey trot. That is why they call it the trot. No need to be in a hurry.
Later.
2 Sean // Nov 15, 2008 at 12:08 am
Nothing wrong with drafting the kids. Even if you’re staggering along and clutching a fist below your ribs to that side stitch. You’re letting them win to boost their confidence. Really though, even if getting toasted by elementary schoolers might not be as cool as it sounds, you can’t beat it for parental pride building. Something about watching your kids excel is way cooler than excelling yourself. I do wish, however, they’d pretend to be a little winded.
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