RoxyIN: Dash Down Greenville 5k – BE Humble AND Proud (Contronym?)

I ran this race on 2010, 2011 however due to other events and/or injuries I wasn't able to run 2012 and 2013. So this year it made me really happy the fact that I was feeling healthy to run it, both as runner and runner's mom. We arrived hour earlier to be able to park and warm up nice.

While doing so we got to see Enoch Nadler, an amazing athlete, on his 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials. That really motivated and fired us! We went to start line, dropped our personal cheerer Lucas. National Anthem, count down and GO! Mom started few seconds behind the front, not sure about Nick who as most of the times dissapears at the start line.

Be Humble! Once a Brazilian Manager, CK, told me. “Be Humble! Do less, think more”. Even I've kept this phrase and humble word on my mind for years, I've never got to understand it. Few nights ago I had a dream. I do not remember too much, just my, also Brazilian, first running Coach O, yelling me “Be Humble! Do less, think less”, and that is what I am doing these days.

Today while working on this blog I've realized why humble word was blur on me. Even not an official contronym, single words that have two contradictory meanings, there is a humble side I am looking forward that includes: being modest, no arrogant, courteously respectful, low in height, level, etc.; small in size. However I am totally opposite of being humble by not being proud, having a feeling of insignificance, inferiority, subservience, destroying independence or confidence and so on!

Coming back to the race Dash Down Greensville 5k. Nick was somewhere, if in front of me, plan A, I was going to pass him or meet him at the finish line. Otherwise plan B. Mom started running, just happy with what I have, full commands keeping all under control. Push but relax, all settles down. Saw friend Frances in the front and we got to run some together, moved forward chasing some fun green socks, mile 1, mile 2, found fried Hector. Moved forward, got friend Dawns cheers! And kept the fun for the finish line! 2 minutes faster than previous 5k and 200% more relaxed and feeling better. Then time for plan B and go get back for Nick and push him at finish line (another of my finish line pleasures for now). Found him and when he kicked I was not able to keep with him. He had such an strong finish!

After the race we got to see some friends and even not expecting award, when I went to to check results I found I had gotten 2^nd for my AG. Nick was 9^th on his AG.

I am on the same phase, both as a runner and a runner’s mom trying my best to be and teach:
“Be Humble: as an individual who does things without regard to personal gain”
"Loose yourself and give yourself. Things will come"