We enjoyed (or at least I did!) a family morning of running together this past Saturday at the Ashland Railroad run. Together, the five of us ran in a 1 mile race, and I took a short break before completing a 10K. Along with my lack of coordination comes a hardly existent competitive spirit (Geoff and I are complete opposites!) but for some reason I was ready to go this past Saturday. I chose a young man to attempt to keep up with and was determined in the last quarter-mile of the race to not let a more seasoned and wiser (and grayer) man beat me. I was thrilled to find out I ran in average of eight minutes and 30 seconds per mile, and that I didn't let him pass me. I'm pretty sure I haven't run this fast since college and may never again, and I paid for it the next day. It was fun nonetheless!
Oh, and have no fear, the kids have been training. The last few weeks, when we get to the end of her driveway after school pick up, they get out and run all the way to the house. It's about .4 miles. Country style training!
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