i had the opportunity to run the 9km run with my boy and Dan.
we ran at Limberlost.
it was a fun time, and a great time for me to see just how this kid runs.
i couldn't keep up for the first few kilometers.
i didn't know how this was going to work - he was faster than me.
then he began to stop,
he'd be talking so much that he'd begin walking and not realize he was no longer running.
these were sudden stops.
on a single trail sudden stops were going to be dangerous to anyone behind him.
then he got tired, and a little cranky...
then he was back to running and having fun, but i was now in the lead.
pacing himself was not his strength.
then there was his 10km run at Arrowhead with his dad.
they ran it in a time of 1hr 7min.
crazy fast...
no stopping...at all.
why?
mosquitoes and blackflies!
he was crazy excited for how fast he ran it.
now, we were in June.
he had had a busy track and field week.
he ran the 1500m race for school, and ran it in 8min.
he was so proud of himself for the run.
then there was track and field day at school a couple days later.
he ran the 400m and the 800m.
he came in second in the 800m.
on the friday i ran my 12km at Limberlost.
what a great run it was.
hard, but so much fun.
at one point i thought that i was feeling so good i could maybe i'd run the whole 14km loop...
but by 10km i was so happy that i would be done in 2km.
On Saturday we knew it would be a hard day for the boy.
we were volunteering at an aid station for Band on the Run,
and in the afternoon he'd be running his 12km.
he had been quite tired
(busy week at school, still training and an early morning for volunteering)
Great morning cheering on the 10km and half marathon runners.
and dressing up.
for the afternoon the girl and i were going to the beach at Arrowhead as the boys ran their 12km along the trails.
this is what i wrote in my journal that night:
"the boy wanted to run after lunch. He was worn out. so worn out.
after lunch we were able to get him going and get ready for his run.
...
when we saw the boys they were earlier than i expected...
they had gone about 7km... of a run/hike...
it was probably the boy's toughest run yet.
he was cranky and too tired."
it was a rough day for him.
he never did get his 12km run in as that was to be his longest run before the race
and they were tapering off after that.
to make sure he would be ready for Limberlost he needed to taper off when he did.
so the expectation was since he never got up to 12km it will be tough to finish the 14km at the race.
it will be tough anyway,
but if he had been able to run the 12 it would have been a step in the right direction.
i am so crazy excited to run this race with my boy.
i have made him a shirt for the run..
something special for him.
that will be revealed to you after the run.
i am writing this entry on Thursday, July 6.
The Limberlost Challenge is happening on Saturday, July 8.
when you are reading this we will have already raced.
if things go wonderful,
and without much discouragement or pain,
we are expecting about a 2hr 15m finish.
stay tuned!
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