take 4.
this race has become a staple on the racing calendar. Each year, we check into the Anatole for a quick getaway, run this race, then hang with friends after.
This year, the Gossards and Butlers joined.
Lela was to keep the kids during the race...but, Griffin decided this was to be his 1st 5k. We signed him up onsite. Initially, I was a little hesitant, as this is a night run, with thousands of runners, but, I decided I'd run with him, so as to keep an eye on him. Not a bad thing, I suspect, as a slow easy run was best for me after the mess that was the Dallas Marathon 9 days ago.
Our plan was to run the 1st mile in the 10's, and see how we felt. As planned, we ran a 10:40 1st mile. We slowed a little during mile 2, and took the 1st of several walk breaks at about 1.5 miles. Butler was kind enough to stay with us until that point, and then took off to finish his race. Griffin's belly was bothering him a bit (the mac and cheese pre-race was likely the culprit), but, he persevered. While each mile got a little slower, we picked up the pace at the end, and finished in 34:45. Our goal was a sub 35.
The little guy did it! It was fun to run with him. I'm proud of him.
Lela kept the boys for a couple of hours post race, allowing us to socialize with the crew.
Good times!
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