Got to sign up myself, all three of my kids, and my Son's Girlfriend for $75, pretty good deal. Beautiful morning, a bit warm and humid, but not terrible.
Start-1 mile: 6:25 pace. My son (and pacer) were near the front. We had run a mile warm up so I knew there was a slight uphill grade for some of the first mile. I am usually quite fired up at the starting line, but for some reason I did not "feel" it. My son kept trying to get me up for it, but my head was just not into it, not sure why. Our plan was to try to hit 6:20 pace for the first mile, and see where we were from there. 6:25 was not bad, but no room to spare.
Mile 1-2: 6:33 After the slight hill about .75 miles in, most of the second mile is a slow downhill. I should have listened to my son who told me to push the pace here. I felt like I was picking it up, but the clock did not lie. In my mind I had to be comfortably under 13:00 at the 2 mile clock to have a shot at sub 20:00, and I was right at 13:00 when we passed the course clock. Mentally this was tough for me.
Mile 2-3: 6:44 This part of the course is in a neighborhood with several hills, and that broke me. My legs were hurting, and even with Brannan telling me we had to pick it up, I just did not have it. I actually told him "I'm Done" just past the 2 mile mark. We had picked up another kid just before the 2 mile marker that was also shooting for sub 20:00. I told Brannan to try to help him to get there, and they pulled away.
Mile 3-Finish: 6:16 average pace. I did find a bit in there for a kick. Passed a few runners down the stretch. It was cool to see Brannan waiting for me at the finish. I was disappointed I did not break 20:00, but very happy to get to do this with my son.
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Brannan's Girlfriend is a sprinter, so had not run a 5K without walking. She finished about 28:00, really proud of her. My youngest came in at just under 34:00 and my Daughter (who has not run in months) finished, she started cramping up after running the first 2 miles, so she just walk/ran her way to the end.
I may not have hit my goal, but it was a great way to kick off the Holiday Weekend!
Patrick
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