Inspiring Others
I often wonder if it is the fact that I'm 38 and have a few grey hairs (out of what's left)!
Or I wonder if it is the fact that I'm still a bit overweight for my height!
In all actuality, I think it is the combination of these two items that runners are motivated something fierce to ensure that they do not let me beat them, especially when I pass them early in a race! Ha ha!
I couldn't help but think of the latter after reading Jessica Alexander's blog entry this morning from Saturday's Lunar Rendezvous Run 5K.
She said, "I knew we ran pretty close in pace though so I kept him in my view as he passed me up again. I knew I could keep up with him though, so I kept pushing myself for negative splits."
It's amazing what a little friendly competition does!
This happened two months earlier after meeting another Houston blogger, Cassie Cowan, at the HYLA Tie One On For Charity 5K in May.
She wrote, "Jon pulled ahead of me fairly quickly and I just kept following his bright orange shirt. Jon stayed ahead of me, but I could feel that we were going too fast and so I didn't pull up beside him until right around mile 1. We hit our splits and both said "too fast!!!" We clocked off the first mile in 8:40. It was definitely a case of silent, friendly competition!!! Jon was most definitely pushing me, and I'm pretty sure I was pushing him a bit too! On the hill right after mile 1, I pulled ahead of Jon. I made the turnaround, bypassed the water stop (I had my fuelbelt on) and picked off mile 2 fairly easily."
This also happens quite often at the Run The Woodlands 5K's. I've had runners tell me that I was a perfect rabbit for them!
The last time there was a middle school-aged young man who might have been doing one of his first 5K's. It was a struggle for him. (I knew where the youngster came from as I was there not that long ago myself.) However, I think he was startled when I passed him beyond mile 1.
After a minute or so had passed, he ran up alongside of me and was trying to stay in the lead. However, on this day, I was able to open up a margin, hold it and lengthen it to the finish.
I'm sure that this episode will be repeated over and over again until I can learn to slow down like Jessica did and put together some negative splits. We'll see!
Or I wonder if it is the fact that I'm still a bit overweight for my height!
In all actuality, I think it is the combination of these two items that runners are motivated something fierce to ensure that they do not let me beat them, especially when I pass them early in a race! Ha ha!
I couldn't help but think of the latter after reading Jessica Alexander's blog entry this morning from Saturday's Lunar Rendezvous Run 5K.
She said, "I knew we ran pretty close in pace though so I kept him in my view as he passed me up again. I knew I could keep up with him though, so I kept pushing myself for negative splits."
It's amazing what a little friendly competition does!
This happened two months earlier after meeting another Houston blogger, Cassie Cowan, at the HYLA Tie One On For Charity 5K in May.
She wrote, "Jon pulled ahead of me fairly quickly and I just kept following his bright orange shirt. Jon stayed ahead of me, but I could feel that we were going too fast and so I didn't pull up beside him until right around mile 1. We hit our splits and both said "too fast!!!" We clocked off the first mile in 8:40. It was definitely a case of silent, friendly competition!!! Jon was most definitely pushing me, and I'm pretty sure I was pushing him a bit too! On the hill right after mile 1, I pulled ahead of Jon. I made the turnaround, bypassed the water stop (I had my fuelbelt on) and picked off mile 2 fairly easily."
This also happens quite often at the Run The Woodlands 5K's. I've had runners tell me that I was a perfect rabbit for them!
The last time there was a middle school-aged young man who might have been doing one of his first 5K's. It was a struggle for him. (I knew where the youngster came from as I was there not that long ago myself.) However, I think he was startled when I passed him beyond mile 1.
After a minute or so had passed, he ran up alongside of me and was trying to stay in the lead. However, on this day, I was able to open up a margin, hold it and lengthen it to the finish.
I'm sure that this episode will be repeated over and over again until I can learn to slow down like Jessica did and put together some negative splits. We'll see!
posted by WalkSports.com | 4:50 PM
1 Comments:
Jon-
I'm glad I could help you out! You help me as well, as mile 2 was a struggle for me to push for that negative split. I look forward to the next race-maybe I'll see you at a RTW in August or Sept!
-Jessica
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