Jack & I started training for the Forest Park 5K this first week of 'spring' amid sub-zero temps. OK, it wasn't really that cold, but on our first training day, it was miserably sleeting out; the kids were 'forced' to run inside the school, around the halls. On our second training day, we got to run outside amid snow flurries, which luckily only amounted to about an inch. For our 'homework' this weekend, we needed to run/walk for 15 minutes straight, so I took Jack & Matthew to a local park this morning. We did a warm-up lap, stretched and then walked, jogged & skipped (their idea) for our 15 minutes. It was a balmy 36 degrees. They did great, though! I also felt much lighter on my feet. This is the first time I've run on land in probably 20 years. Earlier this week, I was so clunky and was thinking 3 miles may as well be 300! But I was much encouraged today, and it also looks like Jack & Matt will be compatible runners.
Oh, and here's something Pop-Pop Tony will find especially amusing: At the park where we ran, there are some unusual trees that I was using as landmarks. I would say, 'OK, now we're going to run to that creepy tree.' Well, Jack & Matt named one of the creepy tress 'spider tree' and every time we came near that tree, they would start singing the Spider Pig song from the Simpsons Movie!
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