Colin has been my little running partner lately, I prefer to do sprint intervals over straight distance running so it is perfect for a kid to do. I find I get bored just running straight even with music. Plus, I love the feeling of that ran hard super out of breath, chest pounding and lungs burning. Colin is a good motivator for me. He wants to beat me so badly in one of our sprints. I have been very clear that I will not let him win. Colin's time of victory will be well earned. Sadly, it may happen sooner than I would like, but you never know.
A couple of days ago, Colin was in big trouble (like super, big trouble that I will have to post about sometime), so he could not run with me. Meli was pleading with me to let her go with me. "I have been so good. No timeouts today!" She was just so stinkin' cute...I gave in. Boy was she so excited! She had to put on shorts, because that is what you do when you run. So, after an outfit change we headed out the door. She somehow took three stuffed animals with her that I did not notice until we turned the corner. I made her take them back. She ran all of the way home (not too far) and ran back. Then she was so tired from running she was thirsty. So, she ran all the way back to the house and got a drink. After running all of the way back to me, we started. Ten minutes and Meli is the only one who got a workout so far. After I warmed up my bad knee by walking for a bit, I was ready to run...as I take my first step to run my ankle goes funny and a sharp pain hits me. OMG! This was turning out to be the most unproductive run ever! I tried to jog on my ankle, but mostly had to walk it out. Meli had a blast though. Doing anything but running. She looked out at the river, climbed whatever she could. Even though it was not really a workout for me, it was nice having some mommy/daughter time.
Colin has been my little running partner lately, I prefer to do sprint intervals over straight distance running so it is perfect for a kid to do. I find I get bored just running straight even with music. Plus, I love the feeling of that ran hard super out of breath, chest pounding and lungs burning. Colin is a good motivator for me. He wants to beat me so badly in one of our sprints. I have been very clear that I will not let him win. Colin's time of victory will be well earned. Sadly, it may happen sooner than I would like, but you never know. 
A couple of days ago, Colin was in big trouble (like super, big trouble that I will have to post about sometime), so he could not run with me. Meli was pleading with me to let her go with me. "I have been so good. No timeouts today!" She was just so stinkin' cute...I gave in. Boy was she so excited! She had to put on shorts, because that is what you do when you run. So, after an outfit change we headed out the door. She somehow took three stuffed animals with her that I did not notice until we turned the corner. I made her take them back. She ran all of the way home (not too far) and ran back. Then she was so tired from running she was thirsty. So, she ran all the way back to the house and got a drink. After running all of the way back to me, we started. Ten minutes and Meli is the only one who got a workout so far. After I warmed up my bad knee by walking for a bit, I was ready to run...as I take my first step to run my ankle goes funny and a sharp pain hits me. OMG! This was turning out to be the most unproductive run ever! I tried to jog on my ankle, but mostly had to walk it out. Meli had a blast though. Doing anything but running. She looked out at the river, climbed whatever she could. Even though it was not really a workout for me, it was nice having some mommy/daughter time.
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