Setting Intentions
March 2023 Slice of Life challenge
First my gym closed, then a few days later my yoga studio closed. Like everyone else I have had to resort to working out from home. Luckily, I was recently cleared to begin running again so I recruited my 13 year old daughter to join me. She needed something to journal about for her PE e-learning requirement. We started the Ease into 5K app together. We go on a run every other day. She is a beginner and I am starting from the beginning so we are a perfect match. Having her as my new running partner is a dream come true. It has granted us much needed alone time to chat. She shared the same sentiment, which swells my heart. However, she has asked me, “Mom, when am I gonna start liking this?” I explained to her that training from 0-3 miles is the most challenging and adding on more time/miles to that is much much easier. Once we've establish our base we will be golden. We skipped week one of the program because it was too easy, soared through week two and currently struggling through week three. I’m excited to run a solid 3.1 miles again without stopping. And this time I get to enjoy not only my accomplishment but my daughter's too.
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ADRIENNE GILLESPIE
3/29/2020 12:11:03 pm
Things are always better when there is someone there to do them with. I hope your love for running will rib off on your daughter and she will learn to love it, too.
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What a wonderful way to spend time with your daughter--demonstrating grit and the hard-earned satisfaction it offers. I went walking with my mom this week for 4 miles and we loved this time to connect from 6 feet away. We were able to send each other hugs on our phones when we returned to our cars, tired yet also noting our 5 figure step count.
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3/29/2020 02:17:40 pm
You are making memories, indeed. I love that your daughter asked, "When does it get easier?" Honest trust.
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