Are we running yet?

Yesterday was our first day of training for the Rock and Roll half marathon in June. We = me, Zoe (4.5) and Sam (.5) and a double-wide Bob stroller.

We started by setting out to explore the Burke Gilman trail by our house. The trail starts, at all places, at a Fred Meyer parking lot, which seems appropriate since the only thing I hate more than running is the Ballard Fred Meyers.

The most challenging aspect of training this time around is trying to coordinate runs with preschool, naps and most importantly, Sam's feeding time. So, by time Sam woke up from his nap yesterday, the clock was already ticking for his 4:00 meal. By time I packed up 2 kids, a giant stroller in the van and put together a shopping list (might as well make use of being at Fred Meyers), and ran to a friend's to pick up Sam's cloth diaper we left at a dinner party 2 nights before, well, let's just say there wasn't much time left for a run.

As it happens, that wasn't a problem, because running with a stroller is challenging enough, but running with a double stroller loaded with a 4 year old, a 95 percentile infant (complete with infant car seat) makes for a pretty short first run. It apparently also makes for a pretty slow run because even once I got in my groove and was pretty proud of myself for huffing and puffing along, Zoe turned around and looked at me and said "are we running yet?"

So, I thought that would be an appropriate name for our little journal documenting our quest to train for a half marathon while on mommy duty. But if she says it again, she's getting out and pushing.