Le sigh, le bummer…Today was the last race I’ll be part of for a while, and probably the last of the year for the kids. Monday I go in for surgery, so it will be late september before the doc gives me the ok to power walk, let alone tear up the roads. As someone who used to be very heavy, it’s strange to realize how much I will miss both the running and martial arts. Who’d have thought?
The kids ran too, as I mentioned…my girl did well, as professed by one race volunteer “your daughter flew through here!” I tried not to let my chest puff up too much! As for the boys…sigh, hehe…my older son has begun the struggle with his weight, and with this comes some indifference towards athletic pursuits. He goes along, but just isn’t that into it. How much do you push? I don’t want to make running a chore. My littlest guy poses even more challenges. While his weight isn’t an issue, he is young, and autistic. I’m not sure how much he even understands about being in a race, though I want to keep him involved in family stuff. Getting him through a race has consisted of “Mommy’s gonna getcha!” and chasing him. He wasn’t going for that today, so I carried him for about half the distance! Maybe two miles was a little ambitious. So while my girl rocketed past Daddy’s snapping camera, the boys and I took up the last three places. Ah well…we did what mattered…everyone finished (learn about goals, my dumplings!), no one got hurt, and we all had fun commandeering the playground afterward, woohoo!
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 08/09/2008
- Time: 07:00:00
- Total Time: 00:40:00.00
- Distance: 2 miles
- Average Pace: 20:00/mile
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