I’m never going to run a 4 minute mile. More to the point, I might never run a 9 minute mile. And just because people who win 5k races in the same amount of time it takes me to run less than a mile-and-a-half, it doesn’t mean I should be discouraged. I’m 40 pounds overweight. I am not, nor will I ever be, anything more than a hack amateur athlete. So, here’s to “success”:
- I finished.
- I didn’t stop to walk.
- I didn’t finish in last place.
The race certainly wasn’t perfect. Heck, the official website still lists the race date as June 6, 2008. The official flyer published the race route, which would have been nice HAD IT BEEN THE CORRECT ROUTE. But it was fun. I got to run with my wife. My Uncle Joe was the waterboy at the halfway point of the race. My kids were waiting for us at the finish line. And I finished.
The incorrect route publishing definitely messed with my head. I very intentionally ran the published route on Wednesday evening to prove to myself that I could do it. I made mental notes about how “this hill is going to be a bitch, but then there’s a downhill stretch where I’ll be able to recover” and other such insightful thoughts. So to be surprised with a very different course was frustrating. But I finished.
So what if the “winners” were done shortly after I hit the “1 mile” marker.
Congrats! There is nothing like having your kids cheering you on at the finish line. I am by no means a speed runner. I have run in 4 of these and I have improved upon my time each time and never walked. I just try to keep my goals simple.
Good Job!
Congrats Scott? Whens your next race?
I think I drove 5K once. Congrats, brother!
what is this “running”?
is anything like grilling chopped steak, coating it in cheese, onions, peppers, shrooms and mayo then slapping it on french bread and devouring it? cuz if so, then i’ll be doing a lot of “running” in philly this weekend.