Trophy(less) Night

Aaron and I both raced at the Bush Park Trophy Night Cross Country Runs (Edward and Meg said they want to run next year). Aaron completed a perfect season, winning each of the three races he entered. He moves up to a new age group next year, so he probably won't have the same level of success as he has had this year. Aaron crossed the line in about 2:55, about 10 seconds faster than his last race three weeks ago. He excelled at maneuvering through a multitude of kids who started too fast, then slowed down before the straightaway, but really pushed hard to the finish--passing several older kids before finally finishing out-of-breath (but not so much to cause an asthma attack). I was racing when he received his award, but I understand that he was all smiles. It's still hard to believe that Aaron has one more year at home before public schools will admit him.

I, on the other hand, finished well behind the leaders (overall and my age group) and didn't meet my goal of 19:59 or better, crossing the finish line about 8 seconds too slow in 71st place overall. I was on a good pace for the first mile (6:20), slowed down too much in the second mile (6:40), and didn't quite have enough resurgence in the last mile plus (6:28 pace). If I hadn't disrupted my training while in Utah, I probably could have nipped the 20 minute mark; but it leaves me feeling hungry to train better and run faster for next year's series.

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