Waverly nails LLR of 13.1 in just under 3:03!
From a 44-minute 5K that saw her bonk just before the finish line this past August at Run The Woodlands 5K to 13.1 miles today, Waverly ran the Aramco Half Marathon course this morning and just has to do it again in three (3) weeks to get the medal and the sweatshirt!
And she did it in just under 3:03! Not bad for a 10-year-old and her final major preparation for her first-ever effort at any race distance more than 5 miles!
Thanks to my wife, Gena, for providing water support for the first six (6) miles as well as being on the lookout for some stray dogs just on the far end of the Elysian Street bridge. (We actually got in the truck and went about two blocks before we got out and started to run again.) Also many thanks to Geoff Guenther, Doug Flad, Jack Rubalcalva and Frank Halter of the Houston Striders for water station support along Montrose. The 3:03 included time spent at the water stations so there is an outside shot of making three (3) hours on marathon day; however, finishing injury-free is the best result!
Waverly did some walking between miles 7 and 10.5; however, once we got close to the parking area of Eleanor Tinsley Park close to Allen Parkway and Sabine she asked me what the time was (about 2:45) and she asked if she could go to the finish even if it was a little bit past three hours. What do you think my answer was? "Yes", of course!
She was really a trooper today! We started at 5:40 a.m. at McKinney and LaBranch and once we got to going down Montrose, it was good to see all of the Striders - including the newest member, Steve Bezner - as they were heading out on a 21-to-23-mile run and we were heading back to Allen Parkway.
She experienced some cramping, but that can be better prepared for leading up to and on race day then we did today!
And she did it in just under 3:03! Not bad for a 10-year-old and her final major preparation for her first-ever effort at any race distance more than 5 miles!
Thanks to my wife, Gena, for providing water support for the first six (6) miles as well as being on the lookout for some stray dogs just on the far end of the Elysian Street bridge. (We actually got in the truck and went about two blocks before we got out and started to run again.) Also many thanks to Geoff Guenther, Doug Flad, Jack Rubalcalva and Frank Halter of the Houston Striders for water station support along Montrose. The 3:03 included time spent at the water stations so there is an outside shot of making three (3) hours on marathon day; however, finishing injury-free is the best result!
Waverly did some walking between miles 7 and 10.5; however, once we got close to the parking area of Eleanor Tinsley Park close to Allen Parkway and Sabine she asked me what the time was (about 2:45) and she asked if she could go to the finish even if it was a little bit past three hours. What do you think my answer was? "Yes", of course!
She was really a trooper today! We started at 5:40 a.m. at McKinney and LaBranch and once we got to going down Montrose, it was good to see all of the Striders - including the newest member, Steve Bezner - as they were heading out on a 21-to-23-mile run and we were heading back to Allen Parkway.
She experienced some cramping, but that can be better prepared for leading up to and on race day then we did today!
posted by WalkSports.com | 11:37 AM
5 Comments:
Waverly, you ROCK!
:)
way to go Waverly !
Awesome run Waverly.
Ya'll were looking good. Just a matter of doing it again now!
Go Waverly
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Go Waverly!
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