I met my friend Elizabeth early morning at SH Park for a run. I was surprised at how great I felt during the run. After we both took a long break from running, we decided to start meeting on Sunday mornings for a long run. We are hoping to build our base this winter so that we are ready for next year’s running season.
Both of our husbands run on Saturday morning, so meeting Sunday morning will work out great. After his Saturday long run, the last thing my husband wants to do is to watch two toddlers. Last summer, I tried running after my husband finished his long run. By the time he would get home, it was already blazing hot outside. Needless to say, that set up did not last long. I usually take my kids on Saturday mornings and push them in the jogger, but with winter around the corner, I don’t want to expose them to cold weather. It is also not fun to push the jogger for more than four or five miles.
It was great to run with my friend. She is also a mom with a million things on her plate. It is so nice to run with another mom and talk about the chaos that comes when you are raising toddlers. Not only did I feel great physically after the run, but I also felt great emotionally after venting about how hard it is to raise kids. I hope that we can keep this up. | 