Saturday, November 12, 2011

Being "Fit" and Running With The Family

My goal of staying "fit" this winter is going OK so far. All of my strength / core workouts have been SUPER quick, but they've been intense. But I still haven't swam or biked since my last triathlon in August. Oops. Gotta work on that.

But Henry and I have been having a good time on a few runs. On Sunday, we ran 8 miles by the river. We started off and Henry was all smiles:




Asleep and running near the Franklin Bridge down by the Mississippi


Back near home as Henry was JUST starting to wake up!

And then on Thursday evening, I got home from work and all 3 of us headed out on a CHILLY run! It was 34 degrees, but it was calm. So we bundled up our little guy and hit the road:


Loading up Henry (with Henry Mancini watching in the background)


All layered up (but before putting on his mittens)


Around mile 1.5 shortly after entering Minneapolis


Stopped at a stoplight near the U of M

Henry fell asleep shortly after this, and slept almost until we got back home. Pharmie and I (and Henry) got in 6 miles on that chilly evening!

Back with more on my upcoming running / racing goals! Have a great weekend, everyone!

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6 comments:

  1. Never too many pics of the little guy. Love that you are able to embrace being fit as a family. Some of my runs and rides get kind of lonely.

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  2. That last pic of Henry and Pharmie is hilarious. Great look on his face.

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  3. such a cute baby. I always think he looks like a little man already.

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  4. Henry's happy and sleepy in St. Paul and anxious and terrified in Minneapolis. He sure figured that out fast!

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  5. THE CHEEKS! Oh, the cheeks. LOVE. He is getting so big!

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  6. SteveQ: we've actually been joking about that for a while! Sometimes, we hit MPLS and he starts to get crabby. The little guy is a 'Paulie for life! :)

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