Komen Race For The Cure Plano – Be happy with what you have while...

Many times we think we know it all, but we don't. The Komen Race For The Cure in Plano is a “Classic 5k” for me. It was my first "targeted race" when I started to train with coach "O". Happily I was able to run it again. Team Argentina-Barcelona with Maro Marin this year.

We warmed up (melting down a little bit) together as it was a sweet and humid June morning.

All looked so fun with lot of runners around and some “fasty” people as Joshua Thompson, Clint Bell and Ben Apolito. 

On the marks, get ready, set and go! I felt confident knowing the course from previous years so I was very relaxed just to focus on the run. However the turning on Democracy rather than Spring Creek as previous years got part of me lost. I tried to ignore the feeling and just run but mind/heart/legs were not acting as a team.

Lesson learn “Do not take known things from granted” and if you want to push on a race ALWAYS check the course map.

Come on! Catch up the rhythm mom. I really enjoyed Nina Chow's cheering at around mile.5 that helped me to pass a pink t-w/ipod and amazing legs girl J. I kept to the end, even I wasn't able to get any faster, I ended feeling “para la corneta” that means HARD EFFORT which always makes me happy.

Maro got his 3^rd overall following Joshua Thompson and Clint Bell, the winner. Kisha Littrell, looking amazing, won the race on the female side. I got 5^th overall, still grabbing a cute 2^nd AG Hardware.

A great race and always a classic and fun for me. Here results: http://www.wetimeraces.com/RacingSystems/Results/2014/769Overall.HTM

SAT TRACK "YOU CAN DO IT" | USATF SW & TAAF R7

MOM @ 2014 Southwestern Association Open & Masters Championship 
A great event. Full of open and most master talent. It was really fun to watch sprinters, hurdlers. I missed the relays that seems didn't have enough participants to happen. In the case of long distance just very few runners with me as the only female among the guys.

Two crossed thoughts:
- yeah! no competition. I'll get a medal no matter what...
- uah! no competition. I'll have to pace myself...

Oh, well. I can push as easy or as hard as I need or want to enjoy the race. All mine. Same as this running year, and probably rest of running life. Run Happy or do something else! So I ran and got my 800 "just 2 laps" in 3:10 and 1500 "almost 4 laps" in 6:08. Was it "fast"? NO! even running faster than what I normally run those seconds felt like lasting decades. Anyways huge smile was all mine!!!

KIDS @ TAAF Region 7 Track & Field 1st 2014 Circuit Meet in Allen

• Mom had to drive from Dallas to Allen. Just missed Lucas' 50 & relay and drive around and around til get the bingo at the new 635 & 75 intersection :-)

• Lucas got 5th for the 50 that didn't motivate him, however the victory at the relay with him crossing the finish line was what he needed to experience the feeling of "PUSH to conquer the victory. You CAN do it!" Then he got distracted and missed the 100 what gave mom the opportunity to push him for the 200 & 400. He applied his "own strategy" of starting easy to save energy and then getting faster and beating others what led him achieve not only the couple 2nd red ribbons with 1:22 for 400 and with 35:7 for the 200 but also the highest level of mom "proudness".

• Nick's 800 were in 3:07. Great job! Already faster than mom here, however mile was in 6:50, little bit slower than mom here. He didn't get good results he needed to get plugged with the test "I CAN do it". 

I am now writing this blog week after. After the second meet yesterday. Nicholas is still "unplugged"... 800 as last runner, luckily he got to pass one guy however mile was lousy finishing last. When I asked him about results he showed a "conformist's attitude" saying he was good...

Lucas instead kept trying hard, got better at the 50, relay team got little bit slower due to a substitute runner, 100 was new event, 200 he tried new strategy "sprinting all the time" which he enjoyed and 400 little bit slower (1:28) getting a 3rd. I didn't even asked about results however when storing his ribbons he said he didn't like this week's 3rd and 5th ribbons. He wanted better!

How does this running mom feel? Just like this :-) (shhh... do not think or talk too much, and run happy "as YOU CAN" but keep wanting more as "YOU CAN")