I’ve never come away from Shamrock weekend with so few thoughts. Usually the day after I’m ready to sign up for the next year (which I will sometime this week) and browsing hotel costs thinking I’ll find a deal (although now I’m pretty set on staying at La Quinta next year).
This year I’m just kind of mad at myself for not being in prime shape for my favorite race. While I ran a time that I fully expected, I can’t help but know that I could have been more mentally and physically ready this year.
That said, I woudn’t go back and trade my down time for more runs; I wouldn’t go back and do more tempo mileage; I wouldn’t change anything from my long runs.
If you think I’m beating myself up, I’m not. I know I can’t have it both ways, so that’s why I’m using Sunday’s race as a measuring point.
I still ran sub 1:50 for a half marathon. I ran a good race, just not my best for this course. And just like I said in my post about the rain the other day, so what?
There’s nothing I can do about that now, so I’m moving forward and will talk about the Blue Ridge Half Marathon soon.
My final thoughts from Shamrock aren’t going to come from me, but instead from a photo of my son.
His joy of running a short kids race reminds me of the finer things in life. All my PRs and goals and personal experiences aren’t nearly as important as seeing this kind of happiness.
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EXACTLY! Could not agree more.
That’s awesome. Congrats to you and your adorable son.
Love the photo of C. He’s going to be a running machine some day. You have your priorities totally straight!
Perfect! I love his expression.
More training, more tempo runs, longer long runs, it all adds up to more time away from your top priority. Looks like he had a blast. My daughters will be participating for the first time at the Frederick Running Festival and I’m more excited for their kids run than I am to run the half myself. See you next year at the Shamrock.
So true. Love that picture!!
For someone who said he did not want to run, the excitement on his face is priceless.
So cute!
He looks pretty excited to be there! You could run the best race of your life and it’d still only come second to your family!
Great Pic and well said. Tamara and I loved all of the kids involvement during this event. We watched the elementary kids races for a few hours. Definitely a family friendly weekend!
I love how close everything is to each other. Some people will complain how far away the start lines are to their hotels, but that’s such a minor issue.
hehehe he’s so cute!
Great picture! Nice reminder to us all to run and love it for he joy it can bring. Great post, thanks.