workout Wednesday: mini me style

One of the most fun things about Hendrik getting older is getting to share with him more and more things I enjoy doing - baking, craft projects, museums... and also, lately, some of my favorite workout activities. He is admittedly not the most athletic kid, but last summer we got him into biking with us, and more recently, the arrival of a new pair of shoes that match mine (how could I resist that mini version?!) got him excited about the idea of "practicing" running with me at our gym's track so that he could do the kids' fun run at our big local event where I was planning to sign up for a race.

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Which of course got me daydreaming about whole coordinating ensembles for us, because (besides the fact that I really do love to run) what's better about a workout hobby than assembling a cute wardrobe?

Not our actual looks from race day last weekend - instead, Hendrik was super excited about the race shirts ("It's free?! I get to keep it forever?!"). We had a gorgeous sunny day and lots of fun. He completed his very first race, all .2 miles of it - which felt like a major feat when a month or two ago he totally would have stopped in the middle and wailed about not being able to do it... And I was pretty excited to have a 5k PR of 20:53 myself (much as I talked up to Hendrik it's all supposed to be about having fun and doing your best, my self-competitive edge couldn't help but surface, I admit).

Now Hendrik has declared that since he's finished the fun run, he doesn't need to practice any more. Never mind the concept of "training for life" for him. But he is super into his scooter, so as long as he's got some activity to counteract all of the Lego time - and that allows me to be active alongside him - we're good to go. Bring on some more warm weather!