Cross Country is over, and Pearl was doing so well by the end, able to run a whole mile without stopping OR crying. We are doing a mermaid race together in 3 weeks, so I didn't want her to lose her ability to run, so I thought I'd try her on the treadmill Saturday (I ran 11 miles that day, I just didn't have it in me to do one more with her!) It cracked me up because she LOVED it. She got to watch whatever she wanted on netflix (my little ponies) and I set the speed for a little under a 16 minute mile, which was her finals pace. That kid ran happily for 1.5 miles with a goofy grin on her face the whole time. Just goes to show, to each is own. I hate the treadmill, give me the outdoors anyday, but the treadmill works for her. So, now she's on a 3 day a week running schedule (on the days she doesn't have taekwondo). I feel bad making a 9 year old exercise (I think at that age you usually use the word "play" as a euphanism), but I think she's pretty happy about it. And I'm really proud of her for doing something hard and being happy. Nice work, Pearl!!!
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Pearl is awesome!
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