Holden got a fantastic opportunity to run with Dennis Welch (a Hampton Roads Runner runner and a Team Hoyt runner) this past weekend. Dennis had said he'd run with Holden whenever we wanted, but coordinating schedules, etc has proven to be difficult since Holden is still actively involved in both wrestling and soccer as well as running. He got that opportunity this weekend at the Final Kick Sport 3rd annual Treasure Run, and what a blast it was! A fundraising event for Michael Davis' journey to the Boston Marathon.
Anyway, Dennis had made plans to run with Holden that morning. He asked me how far to take him, and I said about 4-5 miles. We want to get a good idea of what he can do the Shamrock 8K, so 5 miles it was. They came back and Holden had ran it in 43:25 - nearly 10 minutes faster than last year's time! AMAZING! Not to mention how stoked Holden was to run with Dennis.
It's a happy day when a kid gets to run with one of their role models and while Holden was exhausted right afterwards, he was fine physically. Having someone who KNOWS what they're doing when it comes to running, gave him that little bit of inspiration he needed to push himself a little bit further, probably further than he thought he could do.
Thanks again Dennis for running with him! Holden's looking forward to the next time and said he wants to run with the group, as long as someone doesn't mind slowing down for him! LOL! :)
I can't wait to see what this year's Shamrock race holds for Holden. His Dad is also running it this year, and Ashton (his brother) will celebrate his 1year anniversary with Team Hoyt at the Shamrock 8K as well as the Shamrock 1/2 marathon the following day. Not only is Holden running the 8K, he's running his final Operation Smile Final Mile race. He's currently raised $660 towards his $960 goal! Way to go little man! He's also at 87 miles ran towards his 100 mile goal! He's done a fantastic job with setting goals and attaining them this year! :) SO PROUD!
Our next posting will probably be an exhausted but excited recount of Holden's 8K and Final mile race in just under 2 weeks!
Stay tuned!
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