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I opted to to run the 5k instead of the 8k because this was more a father and son run rather than a best time run<\/p>\n
<\/a>Seafair Timing Chips<\/p><\/div>\n
My son did keep up with my for most of the race, there was point where he asked to go ahead and I said sure.<\/p>\n
This forced me to push it more than I wanted due to my leg injury which not only \u00a0hampered me directly, but hurt my training for this run. \u00a0There was a downhill portion I normally would have run, but slowed down due to my injury.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Seafair 2011 Finish Line<\/p><\/div>\n
But I did cross the finish line before my son did, not by much, there was a final hill and he said that slowed him down a lot. \u00a0That hill did slow me down as well but some anonymous person got me to keep going so I was able to finish in decent time.<\/p>\n
Time: 32:43<\/p>\n
This is my watch time which I pressed a few seconds after I crossed the finish so this is unofficial. \u00a0As of this blog post the times have not been posted online yet.<\/p>\n
I did see my other kids after we crossed the finished and I was so happy to hear them express interest in running next year’s Torchlight.<\/p>\n
Thanks to Karen, the deal she offered convinced me to sign up my son and I for this run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today was the first time I ran a Seafair Torchlight run. \u00a0There was a 5k and an 8k event. I opted to to run the 5k instead of the 8k because this was more a father and son run rather … Continue reading