Whew! Finally back on schedule! Not only did I complete the 25 minute run, but I ran a little faster than I ever have before! 12 minutes and 30 seconds per mile. Not bad.There is more exciting new than this, though. As I was lacing up my shoes to go jog, Elliot declared that today was the day. You may remember that weeks earlier I had tried to entice Elliot into joining me in the track by offering to buy him a game for his DS if he could run a mile, no stopping or walking. Well, he decide that it was time to take me up on the offer. On the way to the track, I kept up a steady stream of what I hoped was encouraging, but sobering, advice. "It's so great that you want to run too, Elliot! But don't feel bad if you can't run a mile your first time. You probably need to build up to it." He nodded politely. Then we got to the track, and he proceeded to run a mile. He did it chattering the whole way too. I don't think he was winded at all. When we got to the last lap, he said now was the time to really run, and he took off like a rocket, leaving me far behind.
Then we came home and picked out his new Pokemon video game (the third one) from Amazon. This is a post-run victory picture of him.
-Kristin
2 comments:
Elliot is so funny. His stories always make me laugh. What a guy. Today's the day....
Yay Elliot and Kris! I can't believe how kids can run and run and not get winded. I need some of that energy!
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