This weekend was Shamrock Marathon Weekend in Virginia Beach. J&A Racing put on another great weekend consisting of a full marathon, a half marathon, an 8K, the Final Mile, and the Leprechaun Dash.
My little people ran the Leprechaun Dash and the Final Mile. Thankfully, Russ's friends lent us a parking pass for their apartment complex so we didn't have to worry about the CRAZY parking at the Oceanfront. We parked quickly and easily and then He crossed the finish line, refused to take his medal, and we headed back to meet the school for the Shamrock Final Mile.
Finally, after 2 months of training, it was time to start. Both boys went to the start with 25.2 miles on their calendars. This would indeed be their final mile of the children's marathon! They worked so hard to get their miles in. We lined up in the gray corral with a million other kids and counted down to the start. Our "PR" for the mile was about 15 minutes, which was at the Myrtle Beach Neon Night 5K. (Unfortunately, when your mommy is a distance runner, you don't train a mile at a time.) I didn't know what to expect when we crossed the starting line. The boys started running and we made it about 1/4 mile before they needed to walk. We walked for a minute or so and started running again. We turned the corner onto the Boardwalk and they could see the finish line and started to get excited! They were running and we were talking and laughing and smiling for the photographers! We crossed the finish line in 12:24! A 3 minute PR! That's awesome for a mile. They got their medals and we headed to find some lunch before we went on the rest of our adventures.
I am SO proud of my little runners! They were so excited to race. I hope that they will still go out and run a mile or so with me every so often. They don't have another race for a while, so we will see! Either way, we will be Shamrocking again next year!
Finally, after 2 months of training, it was time to start. Both boys went to the start with 25.2 miles on their calendars. This would indeed be their final mile of the children's marathon! They worked so hard to get their miles in. We lined up in the gray corral with a million other kids and counted down to the start. Our "PR" for the mile was about 15 minutes, which was at the Myrtle Beach Neon Night 5K. (Unfortunately, when your mommy is a distance runner, you don't train a mile at a time.) I didn't know what to expect when we crossed the starting line. The boys started running and we made it about 1/4 mile before they needed to walk. We walked for a minute or so and started running again. We turned the corner onto the Boardwalk and they could see the finish line and started to get excited! They were running and we were talking and laughing and smiling for the photographers! We crossed the finish line in 12:24! A 3 minute PR! That's awesome for a mile. They got their medals and we headed to find some lunch before we went on the rest of our adventures.
I am SO proud of my little runners! They were so excited to race. I hope that they will still go out and run a mile or so with me every so often. They don't have another race for a while, so we will see! Either way, we will be Shamrocking again next year!
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