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Sunday Apr 29, 2012 #
10 AM
Running race (Road) 51:26 10.19 km (5:03 / km) +35m 4:58 / km
shoes: Salomon XR Crossmax - Bay Blue
Brantford Rotary Classic 10K - for local kids' charities
Last year my Dad, a long-time Rotarian, decided he wanted to do the 5K course as his first race since high school 60 years ago. We set up a challenge for my 10K time vs. his 5K time. We came in at 49 and 41 minutes respectively so I had to sponsor him. We also had a "bragging rights" fundraising competition but he raised close to $7,000 so there was no contest. (Same thing this year but I'd like to send a big thank you to the folks who generously sponsored me. It is going to a good cause!)
'Bent and I both did the 10K this year, in hopes that one of us might be able to beat Dad. Dad started training on Monday for a Sunday race. He had not walked 5K since last year, nor had he done any running, but he often goes for a 1-mile walk with Mom. He turns 79 later this year, btw.
It was a perfect day for running - sunny and cool. 'Bent had never done a real 10K road race before, and he snuck in with a 39:59 chip time - wow! I think he should retire now so he can say that his average 10K time is under 40 minutes.
I just broke 50 minutes last year, which was a surprise unlikely to be repeated. At 51:26, I was exactly 10 seconds/km slower this year which wasn't as bad as I'd expected since my focus on longer races has made my top gear slower. I should probably do more of these short races just to force myself to push hard once in awhile.
After I'd finished, 'Bent, Mom and I moved to the opposite side of the finish chute to get a better view of Dad. (The 5K racers had started 15 minutes later.) In the last of his three training sessions for the race, he'd speed-walked 4.5 km and he was feeling it today. He'd promised us that he would go more slowly this year so we started looking for him shortly before 41 minutes, the time he came in last year.
And we waited. And waited.
The 5K runners came in, then it was mostly the 5K walkers with their different bib colour. At 50 minutes, I sent 'Bent to run back on the course to look for him while Mom and I waited with the camera. One hour passed and still no Dad. Then 1:10. The only reason I wasn't super worried by this point was that we were a block away from the hospital so if anything had gone badly wrong, we would have heard the sirens. But he must have stopped along the course.
Then 'Bent came running back. It had occurred to him to ask a race volunteer whether he'd seen my Dad. "Oh yes, a LONG time ago." It turns out he'd finished while we were moving to the other side of the finish chute. He'd taken 2 minutes off last year's time and was waiting in a different place, wondering where everyone was!
Whoops! Great work, Dad. He came in 33 seconds faster than 'Bent at 39:26 so we both had to sponsor him.
'Bent and I also "lost" a side bet with another couple where we jointly ran at a slightly faster pace than they did, thanks to 'Bent trying too darned hard. So we had to pay an extra $50 to charity but at least we won the bragging rights.
Fun day, and Dad is already talking about how to go faster next year. I'm going to humbly suggest that he start training more than a week in advance. :)
Last year my Dad, a long-time Rotarian, decided he wanted to do the 5K course as his first race since high school 60 years ago. We set up a challenge for my 10K time vs. his 5K time. We came in at 49 and 41 minutes respectively so I had to sponsor him. We also had a "bragging rights" fundraising competition but he raised close to $7,000 so there was no contest. (Same thing this year but I'd like to send a big thank you to the folks who generously sponsored me. It is going to a good cause!)
'Bent and I both did the 10K this year, in hopes that one of us might be able to beat Dad. Dad started training on Monday for a Sunday race. He had not walked 5K since last year, nor had he done any running, but he often goes for a 1-mile walk with Mom. He turns 79 later this year, btw.
It was a perfect day for running - sunny and cool. 'Bent had never done a real 10K road race before, and he snuck in with a 39:59 chip time - wow! I think he should retire now so he can say that his average 10K time is under 40 minutes.
I just broke 50 minutes last year, which was a surprise unlikely to be repeated. At 51:26, I was exactly 10 seconds/km slower this year which wasn't as bad as I'd expected since my focus on longer races has made my top gear slower. I should probably do more of these short races just to force myself to push hard once in awhile.
After I'd finished, 'Bent, Mom and I moved to the opposite side of the finish chute to get a better view of Dad. (The 5K racers had started 15 minutes later.) In the last of his three training sessions for the race, he'd speed-walked 4.5 km and he was feeling it today. He'd promised us that he would go more slowly this year so we started looking for him shortly before 41 minutes, the time he came in last year.
And we waited. And waited.
The 5K runners came in, then it was mostly the 5K walkers with their different bib colour. At 50 minutes, I sent 'Bent to run back on the course to look for him while Mom and I waited with the camera. One hour passed and still no Dad. Then 1:10. The only reason I wasn't super worried by this point was that we were a block away from the hospital so if anything had gone badly wrong, we would have heard the sirens. But he must have stopped along the course.
Then 'Bent came running back. It had occurred to him to ask a race volunteer whether he'd seen my Dad. "Oh yes, a LONG time ago." It turns out he'd finished while we were moving to the other side of the finish chute. He'd taken 2 minutes off last year's time and was waiting in a different place, wondering where everyone was!
Whoops! Great work, Dad. He came in 33 seconds faster than 'Bent at 39:26 so we both had to sponsor him.
'Bent and I also "lost" a side bet with another couple where we jointly ran at a slightly faster pace than they did, thanks to 'Bent trying too darned hard. So we had to pay an extra $50 to charity but at least we won the bragging rights.
Fun day, and Dad is already talking about how to go faster next year. I'm going to humbly suggest that he start training more than a week in advance. :)