When we first moved here, we found an ad in the paper advertising the Honolulu marathon and Eric decided he was going to try to run in it. I have named myself his official coach, haha! Basically I had my sister, who has taken up running long distances within the past few years, send me a marathon training schedule that her running groups use, and I wrote it on the calendar for Eric. :-)
He completed his first big run, a 15K this past Sunday and did a mighty fine job. It amazes me, that only four weeks ago, he was not running, and the man can now just pick up and run a 15K. He is a stud. Since it was a 6 a.m. race in Waikiki, the boys and I opted to sleep in and just enjoy dad's pictures online later. You can see them by clicking here and here.
He finished in less than 1 hour and 25 minutes which is phenomenal for his first race over 4 miles. He is still trying to learn and figure out the art of pacing and training for such. He tends to be a bit competitive....and I know I don't help by scrolling through the finishers list and calling out all the women and 60+ year old runners who beat him. Haha....a little tough love by the coach.
Great job Dad! Such an inspiration for me and the boys. Only 4 more months until the BIG one!
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