Ran the Cotton Row 5k this morning with a girl in my training group. I pushed her pretty hard and we finished in 38:15. She was thrilled. She had told her family that she thought she would finish in 45:00. It was slow, but so humid out that I was honestly glad when she wanted a walk break.
Ran the 1-mile fun run with my buddy, Bret, and his 5-year old son, Morgan. Morgan has never even done a lap around the local track and still managed to do an 11-minute mile. If you've ever ran with an excited child, you know that they zig-zag all over the place. I bet he ran 1.25 and wasted a TON of energy while Bret and I just ran straight. He fell and scraped his knee up about halfway through but hopped right back up and kept on running with blood streaming down his leg. I knew I loved this kid for a reason! He's tough! He got a ribbon for finishing and was sooooooooo excited about it. He was showing it to everyone. Do I have a budding runner on my hands? I can only hope...
Ran .75 to the pool as fast as I could. 7:40 pace.
Played for 4 hours in the sunshine with a 5 and 7 year old. They will flat wear you out. During the 10-minute rest breaks I tried to swim a few laps. That was HARD! I did 200 meters in 25 meter lengths, 3-3-2. Each lap took between 30-35 seconds. I was pushing as hard as I could. I am a slow swimmer, obviously. That was exhausting. Triathletes are officially nuts!
Ran .75 back home from the pool when I was completely exhausted. 8:35 pace.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day! | 