This year Cole was at the top of the 0-9 age group. He was aiming for a podium finish. We looked at the results from previous years and figured somewhere between 24 and 25 minutes would be about right. His previous best was 28:04, so I thought this might be a stretch. He told me he wanted to run 8 minute miles and asked me to set the pace for him.
The plan was for me to run with Cole while Heidi and Abby stayed together. We got to the race, parked, got our bags and numbers. About fifteen minutes before race time we headed out to the start. Cole and I positioned ourselves about where I thought we would a) not hinder the fast racers and not have to dodge the joggers and walkers. Soon enough we were on our way.
Mile 1: 8:05 -- no worries. Cole got settled in and was doing fine.
Mile 2: 7:35 -- I think they marked this one a little short. Cole was aching, but hanging in.
Mile 3.1: 9:47 -- Cole was really hurting, but with a lot of encouragement he pushed on. There was not much sprint left for the finish, but he did it.
Final Time: 25:27 --- Nearly a 3 minute PR!
And the results:
MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 9Not just a podium finish, but 1st place!
Place O'All Name No. S Ag City Time
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1 927 NICHOLAS W 3441 M 9 ARLINGTON HTS 25:27
2 1361 JACK T 983 M 9 NAPERVILLE 27:03
3 1549 MATT B 543 M 9 NAPERVILLE 27:43
4 1609 RON M 2232 M 9 NAPERVILLE 27:54
5 1667 ERIC B 5564 M 8 CINCINNATI 28:04
6 1974 NATHAN H 4006 M 8 NAPERVILLE 28:59
7 2211 RILEY S 349 M 7 CHELSEA 29:39
8 2331 MICHAEL O 579 M 8 NAPERVILLE 29:56
9 2402 JAKE S 4137 M 8 NAPERVILLE 30:09
10 2601 MICHAEL V 473 M 8 NAPERVILLE 30:41
Way to go Cole!
Also, congratulations to Heidi on completing her first 5k. And congratulations to Abby for her 2nd 5k. Way to go girls!
What a great way to start the day. Happy Thanksgiving!
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