Last summer, I read posts from Angela and Allie in which they surveyed their kids about what they really thought about having a mother runner. The answers were funny, adorable and surprising, so I was of course excited to try it with Roman.
He was not, unfortunately, having a bar of it:
Now that my 3 year-old has become my 4 year-old, I thought it might be time to revisit the idea of being interviewed about mama running.
What does mama eat before her run?
“Gummi bears!” (These are my fuel for long runs, which probably adds to the allure of running for a 4 year-old.)
How far does mama run?
Stretches arms as wide as he can, “This far!”
But how many miles do I run?
“A hundred and twenty-two miles.”
Oooo-kaaay.
What’s mama’s favorite race?
“Marathons.”
It’s actually the half marathon, but he knows I’m training for the marathon right now.
Why do you think mama runs?
“Because you want to run for the marathon?”
What injuries has mama had from running?
“Umm…you go in the front door when you get home.”
“No, an injury is like a boo boo. Do I have any boo boos from running?”
“Nope!”
Do you like going to races to see mama run?
“Yes! Because I get to run with you!”
What have you learned about having a mama who runs?
“That she has to have a drink of water.”
Do you want to run because mama does?
“Yes, because I have my super powers, so I can run fast with my fast power.”
What’s your least favorite thing about having a mama who runs?
“Well, I don’t like it when you wave at other runners you don’t know because I think that’s stupid.”
“You know you’re not allowed to say stupid.”
“I thought it would be okay because this is an interview.”
“Nice try, buddy.”
Do you think you’ll be a runner when you’re mama’s age? And how old do you think mama is?
“Yes! You’re four. Five? Three? Okay, two.”
“I’m much older than that.”
“A hundred? Twenty-two thousand?”
“I’m 38.”
“I knew that!!”
Got kids? Go wrangle them and ask them these questions – see what comes out of their mouths!
haha! He’s a character, thinking he can get away with saying “stupid” for the blog.
And I love that you really do eat gummi bears before a race, and it wasn’t just a four-year-old’s wishful thinking.
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haha!! I love this, especially this response ““Well, I don’t like it when you wave at other runners you don’t know because I think that’s stupid.” I don’t even want to know what my kids think!
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Adorable! I felt like I was in the room with you guys!
Ha! So adorable! My favorite is definitely the stupid comment. Hilarious! Cooper is far too young to understand that I do anything apart from take care of him but that’s cool. When he is a bit older, I’ll ask him! 🙂
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You’ve definitely run 122 miles.. maybe next you can run 700+ miles to Asheville and hang with me. But don’t wave to any rando runners on the way.. your son doesn’t like it.
These answers are SO adorable! Meanwhile my 7 year old keeping begging me to go back to teaching zumba instead of running so that he can dance too lol
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