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airehead Oompa Loofah
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Posted: 11/14/03 - 13:02 Post subject: Question for parental units

When you and your partner race what do you do with your kids?

Especially when the kid's fun run isn't until 2 hours later?

coachmarkos my boys could swim
Joined: 14 May 2002 Posts: 11387 Location: 1st in AFC West	\| Back to top

Posted: 11/14/03 - 13:11 Post subject: Re: Question for parental units

airehead wrote:

When you and your partner race what do you do with your kids?

Especially when the kid's fun run isn't until 2 hours later?

Well, we have run together a total of 3 times. Once the kids stayed at Grandma's the night before. Once we had a babysitter come over in the morning...And the other Grandma came to our house for another race.

This was when we had two kids. Since we've added Marcus...my wife hasn't raced...(and I have barely...1 5K and 2 half marathons)

akern Member
Joined: 31 May 2002 Posts: 17149 Location: CTU	\| Back to top

Posted: 11/14/03 - 15:54 Post subject:

We get a babysitter. Nichole hasn't done any runs. Her and Keith did a walk once while I ran.

jrjo Gone Fishin
Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 16449 Location: Lake Wobegon, MN	\| Back to top

Posted: 11/14/03 - 16:22 Post subject:

I don't have this situation myself, but a running buddy does. What they do is bring someone along to the race, maybe g'ma/g'pa or another pal to watch their boy for just the time they run.

rolling rock The Pinball
Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 16217 Location: unknown zone	\| Back to top

Posted: 11/14/03 - 16:41 Post subject:

one nice thing about having a responsible teenager. Mr. Green

he babysits!

sonnylax Member
Joined: 30 Sep 2003 Posts: 2942 Location: Living in a lollipop and unicorn world	\| Back to top

Posted: 11/14/03 - 17:14 Post subject:

What are kids?

Mr. Green

Running Brewer Member
Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 3872 Location: Santa Poco	\| Back to top

Posted: 11/14/03 - 17:32 Post subject:

sonnylax wrote:

What are kids?

Mr. Green

Little goats??? dunno

Floridaboiler POTFH
Joined: 18 May 2002 Posts: 11321 Location: Jacksonville, Florida	\| Back to top

Posted: 11/15/03 - 08:51 Post subject:

The family watches me race Mr. Green

The mrs. doesn't run so from time to time they come out and watch me race although Jason is starting to show interest in 1 mile fun runs!

runaroundsue Member
Joined: 18 Sep 2002 Posts: 6629 Location: supporting GREENer pastures	\| Back to top

Posted: 11/15/03 - 23:27 Post subject:

....generally we don't race on the same day. Once in awhile you can find a race that babysits......whoppee....it is hard to find babysitters willing to get up at the crack of dawn on a Saturday morning. When the kids were smaller one pushed them in a jogger (usually husband, he thought he was so cool to beat his wife and have the kids yell "run faster mommy" as they come from behind me Twisted Evil

TimRuns Member
Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 10062 Location: Coquitlam, British Columbia	\| Back to top

Posted: 11/16/03 - 00:27 Post subject:

Running Brewer wrote:

sonnylax wrote:

What are kids?

Mr. Green

Little goats??? dunno

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