A Little Runner?

David and I really feel that the idea of "leading by example" with exercising is important for Carly to see.  This is why we started running and eventually ran our furthest distances on March 20, 2011.  This desire has also led David to training for triathlons this spring.  (His goal is to compete in 2 or 3 this summer.)  Carly mimicked me after my Turkey Trot 5K with Julia last Thanksgiving by running up and down the hallway area in Seabrook.  She also regularly wants to put on her "running" shoes so she can run at the playground.  Today she found David's iPod shuffle from his run yesterday and began playing with it.  She was able to get it started up, held the ear buds near her ears (she wasn't quite sure how to make them stay), then proceeded to run around the kitchen singing "me running, me running."  She may not be a speedster, but she is excited about running - so thankfully our goal of modeling healthy exercise habits is paying off. Carly thinks running (with music now) is a lot of fun!  Hopefully we can keep her thinking this until she is old enough to try various recreational sports in our area or join a local Girls on the Run Program.