After the successful implementation of Sondays, I have a new day to add to my week.

My eldest son and I take to the roads and while I run, he rides his bike. He’s great company and the fact that he likes to talk a lot and has plenty to say means my job is to just run. Well, my youngest son was feeling left out. He’s 7 and can’t ride his bike well enough to go longer distances. Something had to be done so we’ve instituted Twosdays.

Twosdays start with a Pooh lap (Pooh’s his nickname but we’re not allowed to speak it in public). A .6 mile route that covers the borders of our neighborhood. He’ll run the whole way with me and we take it real easy to keep our time together fun. After returning back to the house, my older son and I head out for a longer distance – usually whatever I need to do for my mileage for that day. Two boys, two totally different but awesome experiences.

Now unlike Sondays, Twosday doesn’t have a set place in the week. Working long hours, we’ll try and get it in as many times a week as we can. If you haven’t brought your kids into your running routine yet, I highly suggest you try it. Remember, it’s about them, not you.

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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sonday, Sunday.

I’ve changed my running schedule. I am now moving my long distance running days to Sunday because Saturdays have become Sondays. This is quality time that my son and I spend cruising around the neighborhood – me in my running shoes and him on his bike.

As your kids grow older, the quality time we get to spend with them seems to get less and less. I’ve now found out how cool it is to run and break down the “little things” in life with him. We find time to talk about the important things in life: the future, television shows and Bakugan. Every once and I while we get a couple of life lessons thrown in for good measure but it’s not about lecturing. This is dad and son time. It’s about being together and being active. It’s about instilling a lifestyle that you hope will stick with him as he grows older. Most of all, it’s about memories. I want him to be able to look back on these times with fondness and hopefully pass them along to his kids.

One day this routine will grow into us running together. One day my youngest son will be able to join our duet. One day, this day will be known as Sonsday.

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