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post #16 of 22
12/22/09 at 2:54pm
Just pay the neighborhood pedo to chase him a few blocks each morning. He'll up his endurance in no time.
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post #17 of 22
12/22/09 at 3:21pm
As long as you instill him with a religious-like devotion, never questioned, that no matter how fast he runs, it won't be fast enough for you, then you have done your job as a father.
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post #18 of 22
12/22/09 at 10:24pm
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Originally Posted by Douglas View Post
As long as you instill him with a religious-like devotion, never questioned, that no matter how fast he runs, it won't be fast enough for you, then you have done your job as a father.

Goddamn right.
A father's job is to make a child feel like they'll never be good enough, not that whatever they do is good enough. Fuck!
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post #19 of 22
12/23/09 at 11:36pm
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Went for 1 hour and 15 minutes today - temperature was 33 degrees and foggy but didn't slow them down. We took bikes along and ran for a while and biked for a while along a loop. Great fun and the 9 year old was still going strong when we had to break off for dinner....
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post #20 of 22
12/24/09 at 1:21pm
^ Any news re the pacing?

Anyway, looks like you both had a great time.
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post #21 of 22
12/24/09 at 1:34pm
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Yeah, I let the kids lead. My 5 year old was on his bicycle, so it ended up with him ahead, my 9 year old following and me in the rear.. 5 year olds are easily distracted, so it was a bit of a start/stop affair as every sight along the path had to be investigated but we had a good time nontheless.
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post #22 of 22
12/25/09 at 12:01am
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Went to a track in our neighborhood today and spent 90 minutes there. Weather: Clear, 34F. I did 30-30s (or at least tried to), ended up running the straights hard and jogging/walking the curves. The kid ran/walked at a steadier pace. Fun was had by all! Good way to spend Christmas Eve! Merry Christmas to all!
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