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State #8 – a different sort of race

August 29, 2009 by MCM Mama 13 Comments

Normally, when I run a race as part of my quest for 50 states, I really RACE it. That doesn’t mean it necessarily works out to a PR or that I even run it well, it just means I push myself as hard as I can.

Today’s race was not that sort of race. Back in June when Dad and I started looking for a state to pick up this weekend, we chose a 5K in Illinois. Why a 5k (since I’ve said before that I wanted my races to be longer)? Well, my mom and JONES wanted to do it too.

This morning was clear, but cool and windy. We were all chilly as we waited for the start of the race. It was a small race with less than 150 participants, so we all just hung out near the start until the gun and then we were off.

Dad took off with Shoo in the running stroller and Jones took off like he was shot out of a cannon. As I’d expected, Jones moved at either a dead sprint or a slow walk. There was no in between. Unfortunately, we had not trained as planned this summer, so he burnt himself out in mile one and had to walk the rest of the way. He’s perfectly capable of walking that far, but well, there’s a reason his nickname is Lazy Bones Jones. Despite a lot of whining, he finished! My mom has some pain going on in her hip, so she walked with Jones and me instead of walking at her usual pace (or even running).

The end result: Jones finished in just over 46 minutes and was the youngest finisher. Mom won her age group. Dad was second in his age group (and the first stroller finisher). Me, ahem, well, I wasn’t last in my age group LOL (and it was interesting to discover I could walk 15 minute miles and not break a sweat or get my heart rate up.)

I’m so proud of Jones for finishing and now he really wants to practice and run some shorter races. He’s also now suitably impressed by how far his mommy runs. ;o)

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  1. Mel-2nd Chances says

    August 29, 2009 at 10:54 pm

    LOL that Jones now thinks you're even more of a super-hero! Congrats to Jones, your mom and dad too, and great job knocking off another state!

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  2. Lisa Slow-n-Steady says

    August 29, 2009 at 11:04 pm

    Yay!! What an awesome way to add another state to your list.

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  3. HEATHER says

    August 29, 2009 at 11:51 pm

    great job Jones! How awesome that he can run with Mom!

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  4. Marci says

    August 30, 2009 at 2:40 am

    Great job Jones, another state *check*!!

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  5. JenZen says

    August 30, 2009 at 11:40 am

    What a fun family run! Yay for Jones!

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  6. Jamie says

    August 30, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    Fun for the whole family! That is awesome! Congrats to the whole family!!!We just keep missing each other.. one day our paths will cross 🙂

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  7. joyRuN says

    August 30, 2009 at 9:18 pm

    Congrats to the whole clan!!!

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  8. Lisa says

    August 30, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    Congratulations to Jones!! How fun to run/walk with your little guy. I can't wait to do that with my kids.Congrats on another state. Enjoy your vacation!

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  9. Toni says

    August 31, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    Great 5k, that's awesome that Jones wants to do it again.

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  10. Marlene says

    August 31, 2009 at 1:50 pm

    What a fun family event and a great way to cross IL off the list. Congrats all around!

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  11. Heather says

    August 31, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    That's awesome! Love all the pics of your little racing family.

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  12. X-Country2 says

    August 31, 2009 at 9:20 pm

    I love that your entire family races like that. What a great example of health and fitness! I wish more families were like that.

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  13. Rio Runs says

    September 1, 2009 at 3:36 am

    What great pictures! I think it's awesome how Jones looks up to you and your running. Stong work Jones! And congratulations to you on checking off another state on your list!

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