Sunday was the first 5 miler of the MRTC Road Race Series. And it was probably the most enjoyable race I have ever run.
These past two weeks have been very busy at my house. Staci getting back to work teaching and coaching volleyball. Nate starting 1st grade and summer baseball season. And Sophie and Olivia getting back to their daycare and babysitter. Everything went from slow-paced, let's find something to do to this needs to be done now and let's get moving!
So Staci and I haven't really had time to enjoy each other's company. In fact we hardly talked for most of last week because we were so wrapped up in everything that was going on we didn't take time to find out what each of us were so upset about.
Finally, when it looked like we couldn't stand each other anymore it was time to take the kids to my Mother's house to spend the night. We finally got a chance to talk and found out we, and by we I mean me, were just being stubborn and silly.
So Sunday's race was the perfect time to just be together without the craziness that goes with being parents. One thing that I have learned from being a parent is that you need to take time away from being "Daddy and Mommy" every now and then and be "Husband and Wife". If not you will drown in the craziness that you have created.
As for the race it went very well. We ran together and finished at 59:06. I was very proud of Staci because she only stopped to walk three times and felt great afterwards. We talked and laughed the whole race and just enjoyed being "Husband and Wife".
The plan when we started this series was to run one race together and one race separate for each distance. But I enjoyed this one so much that I think I am going to run all of them with her. When I first posted about this series I called it "a chance to get away". So why not use it as a way to enjoy our small window of freedom.
These past two weeks have been very busy at my house. Staci getting back to work teaching and coaching volleyball. Nate starting 1st grade and summer baseball season. And Sophie and Olivia getting back to their daycare and babysitter. Everything went from slow-paced, let's find something to do to this needs to be done now and let's get moving!
So Staci and I haven't really had time to enjoy each other's company. In fact we hardly talked for most of last week because we were so wrapped up in everything that was going on we didn't take time to find out what each of us were so upset about.
Finally, when it looked like we couldn't stand each other anymore it was time to take the kids to my Mother's house to spend the night. We finally got a chance to talk and found out we, and by we I mean me, were just being stubborn and silly.
So Sunday's race was the perfect time to just be together without the craziness that goes with being parents. One thing that I have learned from being a parent is that you need to take time away from being "Daddy and Mommy" every now and then and be "Husband and Wife". If not you will drown in the craziness that you have created.
As for the race it went very well. We ran together and finished at 59:06. I was very proud of Staci because she only stopped to walk three times and felt great afterwards. We talked and laughed the whole race and just enjoyed being "Husband and Wife".
The plan when we started this series was to run one race together and one race separate for each distance. But I enjoyed this one so much that I think I am going to run all of them with her. When I first posted about this series I called it "a chance to get away". So why not use it as a way to enjoy our small window of freedom.
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