I always wonder what our daughters think of my running. They’ve always cheered me on at my races that they can come to, they constantly say “go mama go” when I leave for my runs and they always stretch with me after my long runs. Recently, I came across this running questionnaire from Happy Fit Mama and thought it would be fun to do!
Lilly is 5 and Hilary is 2.5 years old. This is what they said…
Our two hams at soccer the other night
1. What does Mom eat before she runs?
Lilly – Umm, nothing.
Hilary – Spinach. {Not even close}.
2. How far does Mom run every day?
Lilly – A long run, 22 kilometers. {ha ha – no way!}
Hilary – Shrugs her shoulders at me!
3. What was mom’s favourite Race?
Lilly – Valley Harvest; because I ran it too! {This was an awesome race for me}
Hilary – Shrugs her shoulders again.
4. Why do you think your Mom runs?
Lilly – Because she likes to run.
Hilary – To eat her dinner! {Not a bad answer!}
5. What injuries does your Mom have from running?
Lilly – Her leg. (Yes dear, you are correct…mama’s had a hamstring injury for 6 months)
Hilary – On her knee (Hilary recently had a boo boo on her knee – apparently, I do too!)
6. Do you like going to Mom’s Races?
Lilly – Yes. Because I can watch Mommy and I have lots of fun.
Hilary – Yeah, because you have to.
7. Have you learned anything from having a Mom who runs?
Lilly – To run super fast! {ha ha}
Hilary – Shakes head no.
8. Does having a Mom who runs make you want to run?
Lilly – Yes. I love running too!
Hilary – Yeah.
{YES!!!!!!!!, Happy Mama!}
9. Whats your least favourite thing about having a Mom who runs?
Lilly – How sweaty she is after her runs.
Hilary – Mommy is just sweaty.
Sweat fest “runch” a few weeks ago!
I can’t argue with them on this one!
10. Do you think you’ll run when you are your mother’s age? (How old do you think your mom is? (I’m 35)
Lilly – (35) No!!!! I won’t run when I am 35 because I am only 5. (I asked again) She said “No, I’m going to be all kinds of other things too when I am 35” {Love this answer!}
Hilary – (5) Yeah, I’ll run.
Well that was fun! How would your kids answer these questions (or little one(s) in your life).
Lilly thought this was a cool questionnaire and I’m pretty sure Hilary didn’t really care about it 😉
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This is adorable! I think you might have some runners in training on your hands 😍
I think we do have some little runners! They love to run and Lilly has already done 3 races! I’m thinking they will both do one this fall together!!! 🙂
Your kids are so effing cute.
Awww, thanks 🙂 We think so too, tee hee hee!
omg, Hilary’s answers especially crack me up (Spinach?!?)! This was awesome, will have to ask T and B for sure!
You’ll have to tell me what B and T say!
I grew up with a Papa Runner and I probably would have answered all these questions with pasta related answers since I have loads of memories of my dad carbo-loading and also that he was sweaty and had stinky shoes. Ha ha!
That’s awesome!
So cute!
🙂
This is adorable. And heck yes we run to eat. I laughed out loud at that response. What a wonderful example you set for your girls whether they choose to run or not. You are setting a great healthy and active example.
Thanks Sarah! They love being active and I’m sure they will find their own special sport/activity as they grow up!
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