Saturday's running....

Friday's flight from Houston was delayed four hours, which meant I got home at 2 am Saturday. Although the team was running 11 miles in the city on Saturday, meeting at 7 am, I decided to sleep in. At 7:55 I woke up, and got my son Xavier organized, and off we went to his Cross Country race. He runs with the St. Joseph's team, and he ran a 3/4 mile race at Tibbets Brook Park. Xavier is so far a bit of a reluctant runner, but he is progressing, and loves being part of the team. He came in 9th place in his race, bringing in 2 points for the team...atta boy Xavier!
When we returned home I put on my running shorts and grabbed my ipod and headed for an 11 mile training run. I ran north along White Plains Rd, just past Scarsdale High School, then retraced my steps home. The first 5.5 miles were run in 45 minutes, and the return trip took 44 minutes, averaging 8:05 per mile. I felt pretty good on that run, didn't push too hard, but ran at a nice tempo.

In the afternoon, as I was raking leaves, my daughter Natalie donned her Nike's and her ipod and went for a 2.5 mile run. She reported that she ran one mile at an 8:20 pace, which is great for her! She complained she felt a bit slow and felt out of shape.

Her comments have changed. Natalie also ran with the St. Joseph's Track Team, but now is a high school freshman. I am glad to see she is now evaluating her own performance, feeling the condition of her body, and knowing with continued running she can be in better shape.

Maybe some day my kids will want to run longer training runs and races with me.

I can only hope so.

Cheers!

Peers