Maggie is learning to pace herself so she can run longer. To be sure she can run fast as a cheetah, but I'm teaching her how to keep her pace moderate to endure longer running. She can easily clock me when she decides to pour on the coals. She may have a future in cross country methinks.
She is often less ambitious than I prefef, but she's a kid after all... and really who does want to expend more energy than they have to when it's not "just for fun". Still, I feel compelled to challenge and encourage her to push herself because I know she is capable of so much. She only wanted to go 2 miles today, but we ended up going 5k after all!
Along the way we decided to enjoy a respite in the sycamore trees and listen to the wind rustling the leaves and all of the sounds we miss when we're not focused. So we had our little moment of Zen where we listened to the grass rustle with lizards and snakes, buzzing of flies and dragonflies. We were lucky enough to see two gopher snakes, one in a hole .. his head not visible, but seemingly thick about 2/3 down his body with lunch. Another gopher snake simply stuck his head out of the hole, tongue flitting about smelling around.
It was a satisfying workout. On the way home Mags asked me to play the "classics".... which to her is our 80's music.... There we were .. a couple of gals after our run with the windows and moon roof open on our Slug Bug.. wind blowing in our hair as we listened to Boston's "More Than a Feeling" and her next favorite... (and a perennial fave of mine) "Mr. Roboto" by Styx.
Thank you very much-o, peanut, for another fantastic training run.
Be the change.
LIVESTRONG
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