So I was talking to my wife the other day after I had left Parry Sound and she told me about an amazing runner she discovered. She took my son out for a run pushing him in running stroller that we have and after about 2km she let him loose! She was on the local fitness trail in Parry Sound and I guess he wanted to run and I know she wanted him to burn off some excess energy. J However I don’t think she thought he would go as far as he did! Apparently he sprinted in front of her for the entire time, all the way to my mom’s house which is just off the trail. Along the way he was sure to tell the cyclist on the trail that he was ‘quicker then them!!!’ and of course what would Connor running be without him falling down a few times and being run over by the stroller (he’s got his mothers clumsy gene).
In the end he went from the town dock all the way to my mom’s place which according to the sign on the trail is 1.4km! (More than a little embarrassing to think that a 3 ½ year old is running half as far as me.) Anyway, he showed up to my mom’s place out of breath, red in the cheeks and asking ‘water please granny’. If he had a longer attention span I would be worried that he would run a marathon before I did! I don’t think I need to worry about that, but I will learn from him and try to take his enthusiasm out on my runs. Do you think it would be acceptable for me to yell comments at passing cyclists?
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