Running a 5K Race in KC
Ever have one of those wild hair ideas? Cody had one a couple of months ago ... a goal to run a 5k race. This coming from someone who's never jogged a day in his life. It took one run around the block to realize that jogging was completely different than the morning run on the elliptical machine each morning. Talk about sucking wind! Then came the shin splints. Ugh. Maybe this was a goal to tuck away for awhile. But perseverance prevailed! A new pair of actual running shoes and a full-time coach (Tyson) made all the difference in the world. Three times a week and once on weekends, Cody & Tyson would head out and run around the neighborhood for 2, 3, and 4 mile runs. Father-son bonding time, road kill, and improved health were found along the way. Then came the Kansas City Marathon & 5K race. Cody & his friend Jason Peters joined 8,000 other runners on a chilly 40° morning in downtown Kansas City for a race. "First race ever jitters" out of the way, they were off and running! It was neck-and-neck between Cody & Jason the whole way with several lead changes in the final stretch ... with one of them beating the other by a mere 3 seconds. In the end, Cody ran his first 5K race in 27:56 ... good enough for 31st out of 55 runners in his age group. Perhaps next year's wild hair idea will be the full marathon.
Ever have one of those wild hair ideas? Cody had one a couple of months ago ... a goal to run a 5k race. This coming from someone who's never jogged a day in his life. It took one run around the block to realize that jogging was completely different than the morning run on the elliptical machine each morning. Talk about sucking wind! Then came the shin splints. Ugh. Maybe this was a goal to tuck away for awhile. But perseverance prevailed! A new pair of actual running shoes and a full-time coach (Tyson) made all the difference in the world. Three times a week and once on weekends, Cody & Tyson would head out and run around the neighborhood for 2, 3, and 4 mile runs. Father-son bonding time, road kill, and improved health were found along the way. Then came the Kansas City Marathon & 5K race. Cody & his friend Jason Peters joined 8,000 other runners on a chilly 40° morning in downtown Kansas City for a race. "First race ever jitters" out of the way, they were off and running! It was neck-and-neck between Cody & Jason the whole way with several lead changes in the final stretch ... with one of them beating the other by a mere 3 seconds. In the end, Cody ran his first 5K race in 27:56 ... good enough for 31st out of 55 runners in his age group. Perhaps next year's wild hair idea will be the full marathon.
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Good for you!! I'm so glad you did it and that you posted about it! You are always a top example to me of setting goals and reaching them. Way to be!
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