Whew, what a day...the 5K was just the start of it. I was up, eaten, ready by 5:45, then onto all 3 kids, up and ready by 6:15. Drove the 5 minutes to the start of the race, unloaded kids and darted off for a potty break and quick warmup. By time I warmed up, my parents had arrived and were watching my kids, stretched a couple minutes and the race was off.
Almost the entire American Fork Boys and Girls Cross-country were on the start. It is always a big joke to see how many of the AF boys will get beaten by me...well this year, only two beat me. I ran the first mile at 5:20 right next to "Nafe" Richardson and right behind Austin West and Robbie Lee. By mile two Austin and Robbie had gapped me a bit, but I and Nafe were still shoulder to shoulder. Second mile, 5:25. I really wanted to run a good time today, so I laid it all out for the last mile...I got a small gap between I and Nafe and starting to try to reel in Robbie. I didn't quite get Robbie, but I did the time I was after, YAY! Watched the rest of the boys and girls team finish, my niece (3rd female overall), my sister and sister-in-law, coaches, etc.
This is almost always my favorite race of the race, I think because it is my hometown and it is just a fun time. Last year, my time on the exact same course was 17:04, so I am excited to see the improvement. It was also exciting to see the AF girls that I assistant coach all run well this early in the season...it will be a fun year with them again I am hoping.
After the race, my kids did the 1/2 mile kids run. Ryker (6), won his age group and Hunter (10), got 4th in his. Tyler (3), will do it next year :) The rest of the day didn't slow down any from there...from the races we went straight to the parade, pizza at my parents, swimming at the pool, showers, and back to my parents for dinner and games. And as I type this, my hubby and two oldest kids are watching the Steel Days fireworks, while I came home to tuck the youngest in bed. What a fun family day! |