When you don’t feel like it… but you do it anyway… and it’s good 👍🏻

[ktsok]

Son is now on week 8. He said he’d like to do his first 28 minuter together (❤️) so I stayed on my bum periodically gazing out of the window at the glorious day and watched the sun go down, awaiting his return from school.

He got back and said he didn’t feel like it 🙄

He hadn’t felt like it yesterday, either. 😮‍💨

To be honest, I didn’t feel like it at this point, but the parent gear kicked in and I pointed out that I had been waiting all day at his request, so why didn’t we just do a 15 minutes run and see how that felt? Well, apparently 15 minutes doesn’t cut it, it’s all or nothing (a tad goal-orientated, but we shall work on that).

He opted for all, so off we trotted, a little too fast for me, a little too slow for him, but managing to chat about DNA, extra chromosomes, obesity, dentists, willpower… I lose track. He raced off ahead for the final few minutes and I managed to put in a 6:10m/km pace for the last 250 metres, which is reminiscent of the pre-knee surgery best 5k pace!

So all in all, a really good run. We showed grit! 🥳

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate]

🍏 and you will look back on this time spent with your son as a very precious memory…

Fab run for both of you after all. The grit is what gets it done! Awesome

[ktsok Graduate in reply to Annieapple]

I’m grabbing every moment, Annie. He’s growing up faster than I can run x

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate]

Those “get it done” runs are great…when they’re done! Sounds like a lovely time with your son, it’s so nice to be able to do that together. Maybe you need to start thinking about some celebrations for finishing…before you know it you’ll be done!

[ktsok Graduate in reply to MissUnderstanding]

We’re going to do Parkrun when he’s ready. No hurry though. And we are going to stay with family on the East Coast of USA in the summer holidays, so I have vague fantasies of us going for a couple of runs there too 😊

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate in reply to ktsok]

That sounds like a brilliant plan. Enjoy!!

[Jell6 Graduate in reply to ktsok]

I think the "almost didn't go" runs are the best ones. I love the east coast of America. My husband ran a lot when we were there, I never have. Where are you going to?

[ktsok Graduate in reply to Jell6]

Plymouth, Massachusetts, hopefully! Need to get a new passport and book those tickets, annual leave, etc… will get on it.

[MrBassmanjazz Graduate]

Sometime those 'don't want to run' runs are the best.

[ktsok Graduate in reply to MrBassmanjazz]

Maybe because we have let go of expectations…

[Fionamags Graduate]

Great run! Nothing like it when it clicks like that.

[ktsok Graduate in reply to Fionamags]

freestyling 😎

[Yesletsgo Graduate]

Reading this reminds me how I treasure the memories of going for long walks after school with my son. He's at uni now so don't see as much of him as back then.Ah, motherhood!

[ktsok Graduate in reply to Yesletsgo]

Such precious times, they really are. Treasures of memories x