Late last summer, as I prepared to head out for an evening run, Abigail asked if she could come. Although that 5 mile run would have been a little long for her little legs, I told her that I would try to find some time for her to run with me. I'm ashamed to say that as summer turned to fall and my races approached, I never found the time. The main reason for this is that I was hardly able to complete my training routine and couldn't imagine adding onto that. Going into winter, I promised her that we would start fresh in the spring and get her signed up for a race or 2 next year.
As fall turned to winter, Erin and I started taking more and more trips to the gym. Abigail quickly became curious so a few weeks back, Erin decided to stop by the gym on the way home so she could see what it was all about. I believe Erin said her favorite part was the drinking fountain.
Over the past few weeks I have transformed our basement into a home gym. Last Saturday, when we got home from my sister's house in time for nap, Abigail told me that I should take a nap too. I responded that I wish I could but I have other things to do. Without missing a beat she said "I bet you have to get a work out in." My heart melted, as I realized she really does absorb more then I sometimes think she does. She then asked if she could try out the new gym sometime. After explaining that she was too little for the machines, I told her there were plenty of things that she could do down there. Last night Abigail worked out with me for the first time...
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| Learning to do burpees |
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| Learning to do burpees |
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