Another 5K

• by tuck3lin
• 2009-05-18 01:05:58
• Exercise & Sports
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I did another 5K this weekend. This time with my 18 year old daughter. My time continues to improve -- I finished this 5K in 29:14 (9:25/mile), which is way beyond what I ever thought I could do when I started this whole running thing last year.

My daughter, who hasn't been exactly motivated to do much training of late, finished in 37:45. She did track her freshman and sophomore years in high school, but hasn't kept up with it. I am hoping that she feels sufficiently embarrassed being beat by a 50 year old man (with a pacemaker) that she'll now join me in few more training runs before she goes off to college. She says she wants to do another 5K with me and maybe a 10K in the fall.

All in all, it was a very nice daddy/daughter morning. The weather was beautiful, and we had a nice time sitting in the sun before and after the race just talking and relaxing. That can sometimes be a rare occurance with a busy 18 year old. I think we both had a lot of fun.