Raising Runners, Part 2

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When Suncoast Running offered a children’s running class, I enrolled the girls.  Over 6 weeks, Coach Lynn would teach the kids how to run a mile by demonstrating how to pace and the difference between a fast pace and an easy pace.

 

 

For the last class, the kids ran a ½ mile race…

 

 

 

and all the young participants received a medal.

 

 

The running class and the medals prepared the girls for the Gasparilla Jr. Race the following weekend.  Based on their age groups, Emmalynn ran 1/8 of a mile and Allana ran one mile.

 

 

 

Both girls applied what they had learned in their running class and paced themselves beautifully.  Coach Lynn would have been proud because Allan and I were definitely proud of our girls.

 

 

But I think Emmalynn and Allana were the proudest of their achievements.

 

 

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Denise
From start to finish, Denise is Run DMT, a Tampa Bay homeschooling mom on the run trying to maintain an easy pace through it all between races and raising three beautiful, brilliant adultish kids (ages 23, 19, 14). In 2007, I discovered a passion for running and in February 2015, I completed my tenth marathon. I continue to train for a variety of races and even host annual 5K. In 2023, I became a certified group fitness instructor and teach P.E. in my homeschool co-op.

11 comments

  1. lindsay says:

    they are so adorable! way to go girls! i absolutely love the shot of emmalynn and the other girl running in their skirts – i am imagining them saying to their mom’s “mom, we want to run in our skirts too!”

  2. John says:

    I like how Allana looks to be joyfully taking the lead in the second picture, and how cocksure and confident she appears in the last two.

  8. kbomb78 says:

    Wow Great Job I take my son running with me twice a week because those are the days I run at the track and it is OK if he cant keep up! I as you truly hope to instill a Love a running in my children!

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