All in the Family

Saturday I ran a last-minute 5k. My Mom had a little family reunion of sorts and my anut and uncle from Michigan and my aunt and uncle from Pennsylvania came in to visit. My Uncle Tim (Michigan) is a long time runner and triathlete who inspired me when I was younger(and still does), and we have run lots of races together. He found a local race near my Mom's, and he ran it, along with my other aunt and uncle, me, B., and F.

This was F.'s first 5k ever. He has wanted to run one for awhile, but I didn't really just want to turn him out completely unprepared. He runs with me or B. once in awhile, but he has never run more than a mile and a half at one time. I told him that he should just take it easy and if he felt very tired or worn out he should walk. Well, he shocked all of us. He finished in 26:37-he ran the whole thing, and he beat his dad!!! I had already finished and I was walking down to where my family was standing on the sidelines when I heard "Here comes F.!" I turned just in time to see him booking it in to the finish. My heart almost burst with pride.


As for me, I ran a pretty good race. I started out fast, my first mile was about 7:30, so I knew that if I wanted to break 23:00 I would have to keep up the pace and even pick it up a little. It was hard for me because I didn't have anyone around me to pace off of, but I managed to finish in 22:59. I FINALLY broke 23-my goal for the season. The funny thing is, I should be ecstatic, but really, I am just relieved that I don't have that goal hanging over me all winter long. I did manage to win first overall woman, and I got a $50 gift certificate to a running store near my Mom's. That is really cool, especially since I am in desperate need of some new tights.

Here are some of us after the race, F., my uncle Tim, me, and B.