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Comments: Paced my wife. She ran within 30 secs of our targeted for the 1st 3 miles. Her ankle started to hurt at mile 3, so we slowed it down, had her stretch out for a while. Took pics along the way. I would sprint up about 100 yds, wait for her to come by and snap a pic. She thought I looked pretty goofy. At mile 4 she was feeling better and started to increase the pace a little. All she needed was some conversation and a little encouragement and she was good to go. Mile 5 she wanted to pick it up, but I discouraged her a little, because we still had a 'hill' (on-ramp) coming up. As soon as we got on the bridge (about 5.5) she really picked it up. I had to work to keep up with her. She had a great time and loved the excitement of the race. What would you do differently?: Have her stretch out more right before the race.  Post race
Warm down: Hugged and congratulated my wife. We were both cold and wet. Walked to pick up our gear bags, decided against waiting in line for food. Looked for Denise to come in at the finish. My wife was REALLY cold, so I decided we should probably get her into dry clothes (sorry Denise, we're glad W was waiting for you with an umbrella!). Got to the van, dressed (tinted windows) and called the kids. What limited your ability to perform faster: Nothing. Wouldn't have done it any other way. It was great to share this race with my wife. Last updated: 2006-02-15 12:00 AM
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 2006-05-01 2:50 PM |
Pro  4541    A farming town in MN |  Subject: Get in Gear 10K |
| 2006-05-01 3:58 PM in reply to: #411416 |
Expert 900 Austin, TX | Subject: RE: Get in Gear 10K Way to get the wife hooked. Sounds like she did great! Races are always very motivational. Mine is hooked now, too. I'll have to convince her to try a 1/2 marathon next. |
| 2006-05-01 11:21 PM in reply to: #411416 |
Extreme Veteran 316 Nashville TN | Subject: RE: Get in Gear 10K what a great great husband you are!!! that is soooo cool!! u are a good man! |
| 2006-05-02 8:59 AM in reply to: #411416 |
Master 2346 Dayton, Minnesota Bronze member | Subject: RE: Get in Gear 10K Very cool! Great job to you and your wife!  |
| 2006-05-05 9:56 AM in reply to: #411416 |
Regular 94 Spring Hill, FL | Subject: RE: Get in Gear 10K Awesome Race Report, very supportive and unselfish husband you are. Hope many more race reports to come with the two of you crossing the line. No Easy button was needed on this run it sounds like. God's Speed! |
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My wife was really nervous. She stretched most of the morning. We ate bananas & Marathon energy bars. Got to the VMAC at about 8:30am. Looked pretty crowded and we had an hour until the race, so we decided to look for a parking spot north of the start. Camped out in the van (heated and dry) for about 15 minutes, before venturing out to the pavillion (about 8:45).
Didn't, other than trying to stay warm. Cold and rainy out, so hung out in the pavilion with other runners trying to stay out of the cold and wet. I called Denise about 9 (while I was waiting for a port-a-potty) and we met up with her and her boyfriend shortly after. Great people. Her bf swims and bikes, but doesn't run, so he didn't join us. We need to change that. Took pictures and chatted all the way up to about 5 min before the race. Took our spots toward the back of the chute since it was chip timed.