Today was our city's annual 5k! It's a great time for the whole family...the little ones do a 2 block run and then Mark and I run the 5k! Last year and this year my oldest daughter, now 9, ran the 5k with her friends. Well, before I give you the race report, last time I ran the race, 2 years ago, Mark asked me to run with him! The gun went off and I couldn't help but to race and so I ran my own race! He was so upset...He asked me NOT to tell him I would run with him if I was NOT going to! I told him that I liked to race and most likely would NOT "run with him" at races!
Today came, and of course I was going to run, even though I have been 14 days without running, and having a very difficult time getting motivated! Once again he asked if I wanted to run with him. I agreed! Once again the gun went off and I had to do everything in my power to hold myself back from racing.
The third mile I was so excited, I knew that if we maintained our pace Mark would be able to get his goal time. (he wanted to be in the 25's) So I started to encourage him to stay with me and I would pace him to his goal! Oh, he was steaming! So there we are running a race, 1 mile to go, and we are fighting! I couldn't believe it! So I just decided to relax, let him pace and to enjoy myself! We finished in 26:10ish! He was thrilled...I was thrilled...and NO, we were not in a fight!
I was so happy, because I felt great the entire time! I could talk normal....my breath was relaxed...and my mind clear! This is EXACTLY what I needed! I needed a good run to feel positive again! I needed the race to get me all pumped up again! And I needed to realize that it is okay to run races differently and to develop different talents, that in the end will result in faster times. For example, I am the queen of taking the first mile WAY TO FAST! And then hanging on for dear life...until the end! My first mile today was 7:59 and felt fantastic...so if I would teach myself to run a controlled first mile, pick it up 2nd, and then kick it in 3rd...I think I could have more success! But it is hard to teach an old dog new tricks. So we will have to see!
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Yay for a GREAT race!!
ReplyDeleteooh, pacing and running with the dear hubby can be hard. I had my DH pace me for a 10k last year, and while it ended up great we had a pre race agreement: I just do what he says. period.
ReplyDeletebecause on a prio tempo training runs, i got SOO frustrated at him! i can't help it!
but who wouldn't when you're pushing yourself physically and being mentally challenged at the same time!
nice, nice job chica;-)
Great job! Oh the politics of racing and spouses! Sounds like you managed it well.
ReplyDeleteGreat race, well done! I use races for training all the time. It took me a few years to not race every race I run. The main change came when I stopped looking at my watch during runs.
ReplyDeleteNice work on pacing:) It is the greatest when you are running and feeling fantastic! Congrats to you and Mark!
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your 5K and glad that it gave you some motivation! That's an awesome time too :)
ReplyDeleteGreat Job to both of you, wishing I could of held on to your pace and ran with you but lost you in the crowd. Oh well to next year when I am more experienced! Great job Sherri glad it was a good run for you.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the both of you.
ReplyDeleteI had to giggle at little, wasnt funny then, but you can smile at it now.
Seems you found your motivation. Great! And maybe you needed a break from running to start truly enjoying it again.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on a good and peaceful :) race. (Gosh, those men are sensitive, aren't they?)
Sounds like you had a good race! I can totally relate to your story! Sometimes in 5ks my husband and I run together with our boys in the jogger, but sometimes he knows I need to "race" and he lets me run! It's all good in the end! :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent race, girl! I like to use races for speedwork, it's all good there :). So glad you felt good the entire way...and glad you and the hubs weren't fighting ;). Haha.
ReplyDeleteHow's the tulips, still blooming?
GREAT run ! way to get out there again
ReplyDelete-Derek
Congrats on a great race! I do the same thing in 5k's - run the first mile too fast, and then get progressively slower.
ReplyDeleteI laughed at the beginning of this. I race a lot. My husband joins me very occasionally. During one race he was running beside me chatting away. I told him he needed to find someone else to talk to because I didn't talk during races. I passed him eventually (it was a 10K) and he couldn't stand that so he worked hard to catch up. We have a great photo of the two of us crossing the finish line. If we had planned it it couldn't have been better and ended up being on our Christmas card that year.
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