top of page

Tom's Over 40 Under 16 minute 5K

Fri, Jan 03

|

Location is TBD

Tom is a teacher, dad and husband. He has always been a great athlete but this last year has brought some new challenges that make his goal even more impressive.

Registration is Closed
See other events
Tom's Over 40 Under 16 minute 5K
Tom's Over 40 Under 16 minute 5K

Time & Location

Jan 03, 2020, 7:00 AM – Dec 31, 2020, 12:00 AM

Location is TBD

About the Event

I am a elementary school physical education teacher. I focus my energy on teaching kids to enjoying being active though lifetime activities. I am father of two boys, William (8) and Curran (5), and husband of over 10 years to my wife Susanna. 

My goal is to run a sub 16:00 5k. This goal is important because I want to prove to myself that I can still do it at age 40. This goal is also important to me because I have run into some health issues over the past several months. Unfortunately, I don’t have any answers as to what is wrong with me, even though this illness has hospitalized me twice in the past 6 months.  I think my goal is attainable, but I also think it’s going to be very challenging. I feel confident that I can run fast enough to accomplish the desired time, but I’m not sure that I can get in the proper training to run fast enough. I can’t physically train the way I need to unless I figure out what is wrong with me first.  The toughest part about committing to this goal is figuring out what illness or illnesses that I have, and then correcting it.  At this point, I don’t have any answers and I don’t know how long it will be until I get some concrete answers. I will not be able to train for a 5k until I get healthy.  Once healthy, I will need to learn how to train hard enough while balancing work, family, coaching, friends and remember how to keep it fun!!!

Share This Event

© 2023 by Fundraising. Proudly created with Wix.com

bottom of page