I was so pleased to recently participate in a 5K run
with my 12 year old son, Geoffrey!
Just to be clear, distance running is not Geoffrey's favorite thing. He is a sprinter... in fact, on his school's track team this past spring, his two running events were the 100 meter and the 70 meter dash. He is f-a-s-t! While a 5K (3.1 miles) isn't a really long distance to most runners, for Geoffrey this was a big deal. And we only decided to participate a few days before the event, so he wasn't even training for it.
Above, we are gathered with the other runners at the starting line. We had different plans for how we intended to approach the run. Not surprisingly, Geoffrey wanted to start out as fast as possible. He planned to alternate sprints with walking phases. Myself, I planned to set a steady, good pace that I would be able to maintain and to run the whole race without stopping or walking. We both stuck with our plan and ran the race we wanted. I'm proud to say that I finished the 5K only a minute behind my boy!
Approaching the finish line... can you see how he's getting ready to pass?
Finishing strong!
Here's to an active and healthy summer!
