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Well, our family had a fun-filled weekend of races. This is going to be a double RR. First, the kids race....<br><br>
Saturday -- 10th Annual Junior 'Dillo Kids' 1 Mile Run<br>
(I have twins, so I will refer to them as A and B, as in DD6A and DD6B)<br><br>
DD6A last year: 10:46 8/30 AG<br>
DD6A this year: 9:27 10/47 AG<br><br>
DD6B last year: 10:47 9/30 AG<br>
DD6B this year: 8:47 1/47 AG!!!!<br><br>
This is a kid's 1 mile race held the day before the biggest 10K in Texas, so it is a big deal. Last year, there were a total of 324 participants, but this year, they had 671!! What a big turnout!<br><br>
All 3 of my kids, DD6A, DD6B, and DS2, ran the race along with my running partner's kids, DD3 & DD2, and her friend's kids, DD3 & DS6. (O.K. that was a lot!)<br><br>
It was a big loop. DDs ran by themselves this year (last year we ran with them and paced them) while all the other kids in our group had parents with them. I ran with/carried DS2. He made it 1/2 mile o.k., but coming back was tough. He did run to the finish, though. He was so cute!<br><br>
The 6 and under age group didn't start until 9:10, so we got there around 8:45 and got the chips and took some pictures, then lined up to start. I told DDs to get near the front because last year we realized it was really gun time. So, they got in the front, and I got in the back with DS2 and my friend's DD2. It was just an out and back, and we weren't far along when we saw the first kids coming back. It was all boys at first, but then I saw DD6B coming. There was only 1 girl in front of her. I yelled at her to run fast and beat that girl. Then DD6A came around the bend and I yelled at her to run fast and beat the girls (we discussed it before -- just worry about the girls). When I finally finished with DS in just under 20 mins., I found out that DD6B ran really fast, and they were pretty sure she was the first girl. Well, they already had the results up, so I went and looked, and sure enough, she was 1st!!! DD6A was 10th, but the 3 girls in front of her beat her by a second or two or even less! DD6B got presented her medal at the end, and DD6A got pretty upset that she didn't get one. We explained how well she did, though, and I went back over to the results and showed her ALL the 6 years olds she beat. She felt better, but I know it was hard. DD6A has been better at many things this year, though, so it was good for her to see how it feels. Plus, she is more of our long-distance runner anyway (wait for the 10K RR)<br><br>
The other kids all had fun and did well in their first race. DD6B can't wait to take her medal to school tomorrow!<br><br>
DD6B going for her 1st place win!<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2573.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
DD6A coming into the finish about to pass another girl<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2579.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
DS running<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2562.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
DS running with Mommy to the finish<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2616.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
My running partner and I with all our kids<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2530.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
DS with his "girlfriend" (my running partner's daughter -- they are 3 weeks apart)<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2533.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
DD6B REALLY proud of her 1st place medal<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2648.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><br><br>
Sunday -- Capitol 10K (est. 15,000 participants):<br><br>
Breakfast: coffee and a gel (only because I left my Clif Bar at home!)<br><br>
Last year's time: 59:50 (9:38 MM) (watch time, I didn't do chip-timed) approx. 159/449 AG<br>
Goal Time: 46:00<br>
Actual Time: 46:42 (9:08 MM) 112/572 AG<br><br>
We had a group of 10 of us running/walking the 10K this year, including DDs (age 6) and my grandmother (age 84). So, we had 4 generations. I made fluorescent yellow shirts for all of us. On the front, it said "I'm with NANA... and she's faster than your Nana!" On the back, they said different funny sayings like, "If you can read this, an 84 year old is beating you" or "If you can read this, a GIRL is beating you (and she's only 6)" or "RACE OFFICIAL Do not pass", etc... Everyone LOVED the shirts!! It was so easy to find each other too!<br><br>
Anyway! The weather was very warm and muggy! It was over 70 degrees and about 85% humidity and RAINING!! It was SO gross! My original time goal was 55:00, but when I saw the weather, I changed it because I knew I could only do that time in ideal conditions (sunny, dry, no wind, 45 degrees for me). I thought I'd revise it 1:00. We got there 1 hour before race time, which apparently wasn't enough because parking was tough, then they didn't have enough port-o-potties. I found a discreet place to go elsewhere so I could actually start with the timed people and not with the fun run people. I was with my running partner<br><br>
So, we started at the back of the timed runners (7:00 after the clock started), which was fine, but we were passing a lot of people. I probably ran an extra .1 mile just dodging runners. I was literally weaving in and out almost the entire race! What's funny is the back of my shirt said, "I know I run like a girl, try to keep up!" I felt really good for 2 miles. Then I got a stitch. I never get stitches! There were so many people that I got separated from my friend, then I found her, then I got the stitch and had to walk. I was kind of bummed, but I thought I could walk a bit and get rid of it and then catch back up. It did go away, and I eventually got back in a groove. At mile 4, I got some water and poured it over my head. That felt good (even though it had rained for some time on and off). About that time, a woman came up behind me and said she loved my shirt. I told her my 84 year old grandmother was doing the race. Then, I told her my twin 6 years old were also doing the race. She said her son (who's 8 ) did the race yesterday and ran about an 8:00 mile. I told her my girls did it too, and one of them placed 1st. She couldn't believe they were running BOTH races! She said she was training for an Oly tri!!! I was so excited. I asked if she was doing CapTex (in May), and she said it would probably have to be the Austin Tri in Sept. I told her that was my first Oly, and it was SO fun. I asked her what her goal for this race was, and she said to beat her time from 11 years ago before she had her son, which was about 10:00/mile. I told her she was for sure beating it because I was going for a 9:00/mile. She said, "Really!!" We ran together for about a mile, then I pulled ahead of her. At mile 5, I was just really running out of gas. I was running as fast as I felt I could go, but when I looked down at the GPS, it said 9:20. I knew if I sped up too much I wouldn't be able to really go fast at the end, so I sped up as much as I could and still have a little left. Well, I had VERY little left! I knew I wasn't going to beat 56:00, but I really wanted to do under 57:00, so I really ran fast near the end. It was almost puking fast, but not quite!<br><br>
DH finished before all of us and ran back to get the camera. He finished in 48:05 (7:45/mile). He is VERY proud of that time!!<br><br>
After I finished, I caught up to my friend, who beat me by her usual 30 seconds! <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"> Then, I found my girls' teacher (she was ahead of us because she was at the front -- her time was 59:20). We never found her at the beginning, but she was looking for the bright yellow shirt!! We waited for everyone else to finish.<br><br>
Next, my FIL came in at 1:11:09 pushing DS in the jogger stroller! He has only been running for a little over a month!! He ran an 11:27/mile pushing a jogger on hills!!! WOW!! Then, DD6A came in shortly after with MIL at 1:12:50 (11:44/mile). Then, DD6B with BIL at 1:21:02 (13:03). Then, my mom walking her first 10K. Then, a LONG time later came my grandmother! She might have been the last one, but her neighbor, who is an Ironman, walked it with her!! She did finish and came in 2nd in her AG (only 2 participated) The newspaper interviewed her afterward and asked how many of us there were, then we got a group photo and she got a ride back to her car on a golf cart!<br><br>
It was SO fun!! So many people commented on the T-shirts. My MIL said a lot of people just couldn't believe our girls running a 10K at age 6! They were passing LOTS of people, too!! DD6A really outdid herself. Their goal time was 1:15, and she beat it (and her sister!) Also, there were no other 6 year olds running the race. I saw one 4 year old at the very bottom of the results, but all the other kids were older than 6. Oh, there was a 1 year old who finished 14th, but I'm sure she was in a stroller! LOL I took her off the results.<br><br>
So, here is the rundown:<br>
DH 48:05 (7:44) 79/534 AG 579/3556 M<br>
Me 56:42 (9:08 ) 112/572 AG 649/2972 F<br>
FIL 1:11:09 (11:27) 154/193 AG 3011/3556 M (First 10K!)<br>
DD/MIL 1:12:50 (11:44) 23/40 AG (12 and under, and she's 6)<br>
DD/BIL 1:21:02 (13:03) 28/40 AG (12 and under)<br>
Mom 1:44:39 (16:51) 82/85 AG (First 10K, walking)<br>
Nana 2:26:51 (23:39) 2/2 AG -- 84 years old walking First 10K! (there was only one woman older - 86, and she has done it for many years)<br><br>
FIL finishing with determination<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2659.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
DD6A coming into her fast finish (too bad she blinked!) with MIL<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2662.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
DD6B finishing with BIL<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2672.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
Two proud girls!<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2693.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
My grandmother finishing with her neighbor (the Ironman!)<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2703.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
She hitched a ride back to the car!<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2719.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><br>
No pictures of me!! We did get a group photo taken by the photographer, but they aren't out yet. We also got one on FIL's camera at the restaurant afterwards, but he hasn't sent it to me yet.
Well, our family had a fun-filled weekend of races. This is going to be a double RR. First, the kids race....<br><br>
Saturday -- 10th Annual Junior 'Dillo Kids' 1 Mile Run<br>
(I have twins, so I will refer to them as A and B, as in DD6A and DD6B)<br><br>
DD6A last year: 10:46 8/30 AG<br>
DD6A this year: 9:27 10/47 AG<br><br>
DD6B last year: 10:47 9/30 AG<br>
DD6B this year: 8:47 1/47 AG!!!!<br><br>
This is a kid's 1 mile race held the day before the biggest 10K in Texas, so it is a big deal. Last year, there were a total of 324 participants, but this year, they had 671!! What a big turnout!<br><br>
All 3 of my kids, DD6A, DD6B, and DS2, ran the race along with my running partner's kids, DD3 & DD2, and her friend's kids, DD3 & DS6. (O.K. that was a lot!)<br><br>
It was a big loop. DDs ran by themselves this year (last year we ran with them and paced them) while all the other kids in our group had parents with them. I ran with/carried DS2. He made it 1/2 mile o.k., but coming back was tough. He did run to the finish, though. He was so cute!<br><br>
The 6 and under age group didn't start until 9:10, so we got there around 8:45 and got the chips and took some pictures, then lined up to start. I told DDs to get near the front because last year we realized it was really gun time. So, they got in the front, and I got in the back with DS2 and my friend's DD2. It was just an out and back, and we weren't far along when we saw the first kids coming back. It was all boys at first, but then I saw DD6B coming. There was only 1 girl in front of her. I yelled at her to run fast and beat that girl. Then DD6A came around the bend and I yelled at her to run fast and beat the girls (we discussed it before -- just worry about the girls). When I finally finished with DS in just under 20 mins., I found out that DD6B ran really fast, and they were pretty sure she was the first girl. Well, they already had the results up, so I went and looked, and sure enough, she was 1st!!! DD6A was 10th, but the 3 girls in front of her beat her by a second or two or even less! DD6B got presented her medal at the end, and DD6A got pretty upset that she didn't get one. We explained how well she did, though, and I went back over to the results and showed her ALL the 6 years olds she beat. She felt better, but I know it was hard. DD6A has been better at many things this year, though, so it was good for her to see how it feels. Plus, she is more of our long-distance runner anyway (wait for the 10K RR)<br><br>
The other kids all had fun and did well in their first race. DD6B can't wait to take her medal to school tomorrow!<br><br>
DD6B going for her 1st place win!<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2573.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
DD6A coming into the finish about to pass another girl<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2579.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
DS running<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2562.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
DS running with Mommy to the finish<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2616.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
My running partner and I with all our kids<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2530.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
DS with his "girlfriend" (my running partner's daughter -- they are 3 weeks apart)<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2533.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
DD6B REALLY proud of her 1st place medal<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2648.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><br><br>
Sunday -- Capitol 10K (est. 15,000 participants):<br><br>
Breakfast: coffee and a gel (only because I left my Clif Bar at home!)<br><br>
Last year's time: 59:50 (9:38 MM) (watch time, I didn't do chip-timed) approx. 159/449 AG<br>
Goal Time: 46:00<br>
Actual Time: 46:42 (9:08 MM) 112/572 AG<br><br>
We had a group of 10 of us running/walking the 10K this year, including DDs (age 6) and my grandmother (age 84). So, we had 4 generations. I made fluorescent yellow shirts for all of us. On the front, it said "I'm with NANA... and she's faster than your Nana!" On the back, they said different funny sayings like, "If you can read this, an 84 year old is beating you" or "If you can read this, a GIRL is beating you (and she's only 6)" or "RACE OFFICIAL Do not pass", etc... Everyone LOVED the shirts!! It was so easy to find each other too!<br><br>
Anyway! The weather was very warm and muggy! It was over 70 degrees and about 85% humidity and RAINING!! It was SO gross! My original time goal was 55:00, but when I saw the weather, I changed it because I knew I could only do that time in ideal conditions (sunny, dry, no wind, 45 degrees for me). I thought I'd revise it 1:00. We got there 1 hour before race time, which apparently wasn't enough because parking was tough, then they didn't have enough port-o-potties. I found a discreet place to go elsewhere so I could actually start with the timed people and not with the fun run people. I was with my running partner<br><br>
So, we started at the back of the timed runners (7:00 after the clock started), which was fine, but we were passing a lot of people. I probably ran an extra .1 mile just dodging runners. I was literally weaving in and out almost the entire race! What's funny is the back of my shirt said, "I know I run like a girl, try to keep up!" I felt really good for 2 miles. Then I got a stitch. I never get stitches! There were so many people that I got separated from my friend, then I found her, then I got the stitch and had to walk. I was kind of bummed, but I thought I could walk a bit and get rid of it and then catch back up. It did go away, and I eventually got back in a groove. At mile 4, I got some water and poured it over my head. That felt good (even though it had rained for some time on and off). About that time, a woman came up behind me and said she loved my shirt. I told her my 84 year old grandmother was doing the race. Then, I told her my twin 6 years old were also doing the race. She said her son (who's 8 ) did the race yesterday and ran about an 8:00 mile. I told her my girls did it too, and one of them placed 1st. She couldn't believe they were running BOTH races! She said she was training for an Oly tri!!! I was so excited. I asked if she was doing CapTex (in May), and she said it would probably have to be the Austin Tri in Sept. I told her that was my first Oly, and it was SO fun. I asked her what her goal for this race was, and she said to beat her time from 11 years ago before she had her son, which was about 10:00/mile. I told her she was for sure beating it because I was going for a 9:00/mile. She said, "Really!!" We ran together for about a mile, then I pulled ahead of her. At mile 5, I was just really running out of gas. I was running as fast as I felt I could go, but when I looked down at the GPS, it said 9:20. I knew if I sped up too much I wouldn't be able to really go fast at the end, so I sped up as much as I could and still have a little left. Well, I had VERY little left! I knew I wasn't going to beat 56:00, but I really wanted to do under 57:00, so I really ran fast near the end. It was almost puking fast, but not quite!<br><br>
DH finished before all of us and ran back to get the camera. He finished in 48:05 (7:45/mile). He is VERY proud of that time!!<br><br>
After I finished, I caught up to my friend, who beat me by her usual 30 seconds! <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"> Then, I found my girls' teacher (she was ahead of us because she was at the front -- her time was 59:20). We never found her at the beginning, but she was looking for the bright yellow shirt!! We waited for everyone else to finish.<br><br>
Next, my FIL came in at 1:11:09 pushing DS in the jogger stroller! He has only been running for a little over a month!! He ran an 11:27/mile pushing a jogger on hills!!! WOW!! Then, DD6A came in shortly after with MIL at 1:12:50 (11:44/mile). Then, DD6B with BIL at 1:21:02 (13:03). Then, my mom walking her first 10K. Then, a LONG time later came my grandmother! She might have been the last one, but her neighbor, who is an Ironman, walked it with her!! She did finish and came in 2nd in her AG (only 2 participated) The newspaper interviewed her afterward and asked how many of us there were, then we got a group photo and she got a ride back to her car on a golf cart!<br><br>
It was SO fun!! So many people commented on the T-shirts. My MIL said a lot of people just couldn't believe our girls running a 10K at age 6! They were passing LOTS of people, too!! DD6A really outdid herself. Their goal time was 1:15, and she beat it (and her sister!) Also, there were no other 6 year olds running the race. I saw one 4 year old at the very bottom of the results, but all the other kids were older than 6. Oh, there was a 1 year old who finished 14th, but I'm sure she was in a stroller! LOL I took her off the results.<br><br>
So, here is the rundown:<br>
DH 48:05 (7:44) 79/534 AG 579/3556 M<br>
Me 56:42 (9:08 ) 112/572 AG 649/2972 F<br>
FIL 1:11:09 (11:27) 154/193 AG 3011/3556 M (First 10K!)<br>
DD/MIL 1:12:50 (11:44) 23/40 AG (12 and under, and she's 6)<br>
DD/BIL 1:21:02 (13:03) 28/40 AG (12 and under)<br>
Mom 1:44:39 (16:51) 82/85 AG (First 10K, walking)<br>
Nana 2:26:51 (23:39) 2/2 AG -- 84 years old walking First 10K! (there was only one woman older - 86, and she has done it for many years)<br><br>
FIL finishing with determination<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2659.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
DD6A coming into her fast finish (too bad she blinked!) with MIL<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2662.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
DD6B finishing with BIL<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2672.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
Two proud girls!<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2693.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
My grandmother finishing with her neighbor (the Ironman!)<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2703.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
She hitched a ride back to the car!<br><img alt="" src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m159/kdhughes/IMG_2719.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><br>
No pictures of me!! We did get a group photo taken by the photographer, but they aren't out yet. We also got one on FIL's camera at the restaurant afterwards, but he hasn't sent it to me yet.
