Couple days before, Why don’t we run the Turkey Trot?
Fast W team set up:
- Lucas, bib #1000 for the miracle mile. Goal-reward: just for running 1 hour xbox. Anything within 7’ another hour and every 15” under to win extra hours.
- Nicholas, bib #4271 for the 5k. Goal-reward: anything within 22’ for 1 hour xbox. Any minute under to win extra hours.
- Mom, bib#4273 for the 10k. Goal-reward: ???
“Oh, it’s a training race” I, the running mom said. “Bum mom, if
every race is a training race, then what are you training for?” Nick asked, that kept me thinking for the whole run…
Starting line for the miracle mile. Lucas in the front, getting
ready mimicking Usain Bolt. Mom wished she could have ran
with him or waited for him at the finish line, but in a crowded race with over
6000 runners, we had to divide and conquer. Everybody was going to race his race
and we all were going to find results and celebrate at the end.
5k & 10k starting line. Mom & Son were going to
start and try to keep together for the first loop, however Nick decided to go
by himself. I never got to cross or pass him that made me think he was behind and at over 22’ 5k pace I was, he could barely win one hour of xbox if he was close
to me. First loop completed, one more to go. Full or walkers. Focus became to
skip them and move forward, rather than pace, form, rhythm and so on.
Finish line. Boys cheering mom there!
Lucas and pure Bolt's talent, completed his miracle mile in around 7:30. Hour xbox IN.
Lucas and pure Bolt's talent, completed his miracle mile in around 7:30. Hour xbox IN.
With a 21:11 on his watch, that made me really happy, Nick set his 5k PR, actually 21:08! He was ahead of me all the time! First time faster than mom and maybe never back? Now reading on his notes "Fun, talked with friends, beat friends!, PR, Xbox, and I when I run I kept an eye on my watch because I didn't want to fall behind. I felt I could keep that pace for maybe 6 miles. I felt great".
Coming back to the questions:
- What am I training for? At least for now, I am training to be able to keep training, to be able to go to races. Some races to enjoy the event, watch people, smile, dance, cheer other runners, and of course some other “target races” to challenge numbers.
- Should I go to this X-random race? I could go to X-random race if expected result and required effort to run it are going to be enough to keep me mentally and physiologically on the good track to achieve peak performance for targeted races.
As in The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train,
and Thrive, Jim Afremow says “Race with your best, that is the best you have at
that moment and in that place”.