Alright, so I ran this race last year and it was my first race EVER in my life. I had never ran a race before and my time was 27:31. Yesterday I ran the 5K in 25:29 - a whole 2:02 better than last year and good enough for 3rd in my age group! And I felt good while I was running. It was about 13 seconds off my PR, but I'll take it considering how I've been feeling. This is also the first race my parents have been too and they had a good time and snapped a few pics for me. My dad is even talking about running the 5K next year!!
After the 5K I ran to various points in the marathon to watch Laura, Michael, Patrick, and John run. I caught Laura at miles 3, 5, 12, and the finish and caught the others at mile 12 and the finish. Let me tell you about Laura! She ran the marathon here last year in 5:20 and this year she did it in 4:14!!!! How is that for a PR - she ran it 1:06 faster! She has been working hard since then and it all paid off. We are going to run the Nashville marathon in April together and she is looking to break 4:00!!
Now let's talk about Michael's marathon debut of 3:47 - even with a bathroom break! When I saw him at mile 12 he was up with the 3:35 pace group looking strong. I did not expect to see him there at all! He said he just felt great and he just ran as strong as he could. John and Patrick finished around 4:12 and they felt like they had a good race.
All in all it was a good weekend for everyone!
Laura at mile 5 - she has on the yellow hat and is waving at me!
Mile 12 pics:
Finish line pics - Michael, then Patrick and John, then Laura.
