Monday, November 10, 2008

What My Kid's and I Talk About When We Talk About Running

With huge apologies to Haruki Murakami (the author of What I Talk About When I Talk About Running)

Here's a conversation that took place this evening.

Kate: How far are you going to run mom?

Me: Six miles.

Kate: Do we have to meet you?

Me: No. I only need you to meet me if I'm running over 10 miles.

Emily: Why?

Kate: Because she needs more water.

Emily: That's not very far.

Kate: You can run 16 miles.

Me: I can even run 26 miles.

Kate: Wow! That's a long way.

Me: That's how far I ran in the marathon.

Kate: Oh, that wasn't that far.

5 comments:

Kelly said...

hahaha. "that's not that far" Don't you love your kids?

Rick said...

Kids say the darndest things indeed. Hope you're well, Karen. Thanks for sharing the cute conversations. I miss those.

Eric said...
This comment has been removed by the author.
Eric said...

I learned about your blog from my good running buddy, Joe and his blog. I enjoy your blog because it is very low key; just like this entry.

Mom on the Run said...

Kelly, my kids make me laugh all the tie. I just wish they would stay this age forever. I especially am loving age 4 (Emily).

Rick, we're good. I really liked Wednesday's post.

Eric, it's good to meet you. Hope all is well.