running time

At the conclusion of each of our family runs Ada gets a chance to stretch her legs and run the last 100 yards or so. We have been doing this for months, but recently Ada has really started to show promise - actually running more and stopping to pick up rocks less.

Well tonight we sort of stumbled out of the house to do a quick run to the grocery store and back, not really paying much attention to what Ada was wearing since she put herself into the stroller. As we got about half a mile away from the house we noticed that Ada didn't have any shoes on. Not so much of an issue during the run or at the grocery store, but BIG BIG problem when Ada wanted to get out and run. Not really knowing exactly how much Ada loves her nightly run we opted to just skip the stop to let Ada out and rolled all the way home. Bad idea. BAD BAD IDEA.

We got home and Ada made it known that we did indeed HAVE to get her running shoes (and socks) and then go for a little stroll together. So after finally finding her shoes (and pink socks) Ada started out down the sidewalk. We thought she would run to the spot where she normally starts and then turn around. NOPE. She took us all the way down the street and then all the way back up the hill for a run total of .63 miles!!

Now you might guess that while Ada is fast for a two year old - she is not so fast that Elliot and I have issues walking as fast as she runs. But Ada was having NONE of that. She insisted that all three of us RUN the entire way (except for the short portion near the end where Ada started doing Karate kicks). Obviously Ada did not approve of Mommy and Daddy's short (super short) run to the store.

When Ada becomes a world famous personal trainer we can pinpoint this workout as the point when it all began.