Jackson & I ran our first 5K together yesterday in downtown Nashville. We ran with David and Hayden Young, the sandbagger, along with Logan, one of their friends. It was a nice overcast morning, however the air was thick and heavy with humidity.
Overall results were as follows:Jackson Theodore ran a 31:11 averaging 10:04 Minute/Mile and placed 8th out of 14 kids in his category and 117th out of 297 overall participants. Jack needs lots of work on his endurance. I had him up this morning running 2 miles at an average pace of a 13 minute mile - not very good - so I need to be running with him to push him. Lots of room for improvement on the mental toughness - but a 10 years of age - there is plenty of time to work on it.Hayden Young finished with an impressive time of 23:15 averaging 7:30 Minute/Mile - a sandbagging little turd! He placed 4th in his age group and a very impressive 21st overall. I made a hasty wager with Hayden prior to the race - betting him that he couldn't finish in under 25 minutes - well after puking off of the James Robertson bridge (a technical DQ) he managed to come in under 25 minutes.Big Daddy Young was able to muster up a 32:16, yes that's correct this is not a typo, 32:16 or approximately 9 minutes behind his 14 year old son. David placed 136th overall with a photo finish with the remaining 162 people that he narrowly beat with one leg, blind or were drunk. Chalk one up for the old man!!Last, but certainly not least, Yours Truly was able to place 3rd overall for the day and win the coveted podium spot with a time of 19:13 or 6:12 minute/mile pace. Average HR was 185 BPM, anaerobic the entire time - but only for 19 minutes. Needless to say, it wasn't a stroll in the park for me but an all out sprint. A little disappointed that I was unable to sustain a sub 6 minute mile pace....next race!!The course was surprisingly hilly which got the ticker pumping and the calf's and quads wide awake. It was a fun morning, followed up with a 20 mile bike ride and a poolside cook out with the Youngs, Duceys, Sutton, Goobs, Freddy & Brenda, Grandma & Papa and of course our clan. After having lots of food and a little wine David & I lit up the sky with fireworks.
A great day to celebrate our independence.........Cheers!!