The marathon the kids were running over the course of the past few months finally had the "final mile" and "closing ceremony" of the games.
Pre-run hang out with friends!
Post run medals.Little Miss A and Mr. D we are SO proud of you!!!
Double trouble or twice the fun?
Showing posts with label running. Show all posts
Showing posts with label running. Show all posts
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Marathon Kids Update...
Our after school running program takes place at school and is completely run by parent volunteers. One of the coaches is one of neighbors and friends. Miss T told me this morning that she heard all about Mr. D over dinner. Apparently, he was the fastest Kindergartner to run in to the finish line and even beat quite a few first graders and even some second graders as well. AWESOME!!!!
Mr. D ALWAYS has an abundance of energy, I swear there are days I wish I could bottle it up and use it for myself. :) However, Tuesdays are crazy. Mr. D has recess (30 minutes of running), this particular Tuesday he also had PE (50 more minutes of running), Marathon Kids (an hour of running) and soccer practice in the evening (another hour of running). He was exhausted and crashed hard!!!! Tuesdays are now super crazy.
The week went along just fine, but Friday night we were out to dinner with friends and Daddy had to leave early with D to take him to the after hours clinic...he as WAILING in pain about his legs. (Not a common reaction for Mr. D who never really cries about anything...that's how you know he's serious.) Thankfully, we were with friends and Daddy could take D and Little Miss A and I could grab the check and head out separately with M and G. Mr. G was right...leg cramps. Apparently, he wasn't hydrated enough. I didn't think we'd see that kind of issue (to that severity) that much AFTER the intense day of running. So we are now taking along extra water bottles on Tuesdays and I have other coach friends watching Mr. D reminding him while he's outside to drink more water. Another friend suggested extra potassium. Unfortunately, bananas are one of Mr. D's LEAST favorite foods. So we are looking for other potassium rich alternatives that we can send for an after school snack before the real Marathon Kids running begins. Whole Foods and REI, here we come in search of "real" athletic remedies! :) LOL
Mr. D ALWAYS has an abundance of energy, I swear there are days I wish I could bottle it up and use it for myself. :) However, Tuesdays are crazy. Mr. D has recess (30 minutes of running), this particular Tuesday he also had PE (50 more minutes of running), Marathon Kids (an hour of running) and soccer practice in the evening (another hour of running). He was exhausted and crashed hard!!!! Tuesdays are now super crazy.
The week went along just fine, but Friday night we were out to dinner with friends and Daddy had to leave early with D to take him to the after hours clinic...he as WAILING in pain about his legs. (Not a common reaction for Mr. D who never really cries about anything...that's how you know he's serious.) Thankfully, we were with friends and Daddy could take D and Little Miss A and I could grab the check and head out separately with M and G. Mr. G was right...leg cramps. Apparently, he wasn't hydrated enough. I didn't think we'd see that kind of issue (to that severity) that much AFTER the intense day of running. So we are now taking along extra water bottles on Tuesdays and I have other coach friends watching Mr. D reminding him while he's outside to drink more water. Another friend suggested extra potassium. Unfortunately, bananas are one of Mr. D's LEAST favorite foods. So we are looking for other potassium rich alternatives that we can send for an after school snack before the real Marathon Kids running begins. Whole Foods and REI, here we come in search of "real" athletic remedies! :) LOL
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Marathon Kids
Again, Aunt K would be proud!!! We signed A & D up for an after school running program. Over the course of the next 5 months, the kids will have walked/run an entire marathon. Yep, 26.2 miles. So cool!!! I am so excited for them, and secretly for us too since we are all active participants as well. The Caswells are doing a marathon...together! :)
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Running Champ
Holy crow, we have a runner in the family!!!! Aunt K, you would be proud. One of our gym coaches caught me in the hallway after school gloating about Little Miss A's performance in PE this afternoon, urging me to ask her how she did in gym class today. When I asked her, she said "Mom, I was the fastest and got ALL the scores!!!!" Through a serious line of questioning to interpret this news, I found out that they had a bunch of races in gym class today and Little Miss A came in first for almost all of them. Did I mention she was in a dress? Granted she still had on sneakers, but still this is co-ed PE!
I am SOOOOOO glad they are in different special area class blocks!
GO LITTLE MISS A!!!! :)
Mr. D's class goes to gym tomorrow for the same exercises, so we'll see how he does. The pressure is on, but he's already betting on a good performance after Little Miss A's experience today. He's counting on the fact that he'll "beat his friends for sure!"
I am SOOOOOO glad they are in different special area class blocks!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Family Fun Run
Our school and another elementary school in the neighborhood hosted a spring fun run this morning. The kids were super excited!! I usually run without them, but they always want to go. Today was the day for all FOUR of us (yes, J went too) to get out and go together. It was awesome!!! Little Miss A is quite a sprinter, far faster than Mr. D, but tires out quicker than he does too. She did great!! Mr. D was amazing too...he ran the whole mile (aside from the moment he fell over the curb and scraped up his hands and hurt his knees), but he was back to running right after that. He was one of the first kids to finish, definitely the youngest. Little Miss A wasn't far behind. :)
I was just one mile. So not quite the extreme running that my Florida fam participates in, but this was a good starting point for the Caswells. It looks like I could possibly take the kids with me every now and again when I go out. Family fun runs on a more regular basis would be awesome!!! :)
I was just one mile. So not quite the extreme running that my Florida fam participates in, but this was a good starting point for the Caswells. It looks like I could possibly take the kids with me every now and again when I go out. Family fun runs on a more regular basis would be awesome!!! :)
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