Bike and Run

With the girls home this summer I have had to work my running into our schedule.  Usually I can run early before Jason leaves for work but some days that just doesn't happen.  Fortunately for me I have two kids who love to exercise because it is FUN!  I went for a walk with my girlfriend in the morning so the kids got to play with their friend Abby while Abby's older brother was home to watch them.  I still needed to get in a run though so after walking with my girlfriend I loaded the kids in the car and we headed to the bike path.  It was the middle of the day and it was HOT!....in the 90's and humid kind of HOT!  I hoped that the shade of the bike path would help since I wanted to get in a six mile run.  The kids hopped on their bikes and biked along the path as I ran.  We stopped a couple times to drink since I did not want the kids to dehydrate.  They made it up the one big hill on the path without stopping or needing help.  I was impressed!  After making it to the 3 mile turn around we were all hot and sweaty.  We took a little break for some water and then headed back down the path.  I ended up walking/jogging the last mile because it was just sooooo HOT and I was out of water as I had given most of it to the kids.  I didn't want to risk getting dizzy from dehydration so I made myself pull up and go easy.  Both kids were hot and a little overheated.  We headed to the local price chopper which has a Starbucks inside and treated ourselves to cold drinks.  After being in the air conditioned store and getting fluids in us we all perked back up.  Any overheating headaches were gone and the kids kept talking about how proud they were of themselves and what they saw as accomplishments.....being tired but continuing anyway, making it up that big hill without needing any help and going the whole 6 miles.  It was great to listen to them rattle off all the things that made them feel good.