CV5k2015 -2weeks POST RACE!!

It is almost 2 weeks to the day since my targeted goal and inspiration for 12 weeks at a time- The Carmel Valley 5k.  The CV5k team changed the location this year and changed the course.  I liked the course a lot better it was more challenging.  This year I registered Karma in the kids fun run. Jake was doing the 5k with me-I had no doubt that he could complete it with or without me.  What I wasn't expecting was for Jake to be sick.  --- Jake was so sick he even missed a few days of school. I asked him if he was sure he wanted to push himself and run this, but he assured me did. when your child is sick as a  mom you just know, they have that "sick look" and he had it:(  I did tell him I would run with him and asked him to stay with me.


The 5k began and we started off strong, but then with the trail being congested with people we found ourselves in a slowdown.  I was disappointed, unlike the rum run by this point i was able to forge ahead and pass people paving my own path towards the finish. Then, my Jake declared, "I cant do it", and as he continued with a jog slowing to a halt I said, "you can! you can!" ...and Jake kept at it. I went ahead to move out of the foot traffic but I then ran in place waiting to reunite with Jake. I found it hard to keep the same pace as Jake and if I went forward I would end up waiting, and I began running backwards so he was in my line of sight.  The truth was that Jake was sick. And what a trooper he was for going forward anyway! --  I could not in good mother conscious  run at my desired pace while leaving my son behind (this is kind of like last years theme where it was my daughter and her asthma attack that kept me back.)  Jake even muttered, "Im sorry mom", because he knew  I wanted to run, I told him not to worry about it, its not a big deal.  And it wasn't. (running the rum run was mission accomplished for me everything from that success is just a bonus!)-- In any event we finished and it was fun!
  ** Next up the Mermaid Half Marathon San Diego- 2/7/15 and I will be kid free!

Carmel Valley 5k 2015

Carmel Valley 5k 2014