{"id":783119,"date":"2010-08-14T20:41:49","date_gmt":"2010-08-15T04:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homeschoolblogger.com\/leigharev2\/?p=783119"},"modified":"2010-08-14T20:41:49","modified_gmt":"2010-08-15T04:41:49","slug":"our-first-family-fun-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/2010\/08\/14\/our-first-family-fun-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Our First Family Fun Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been running (I use this term loosely) 5k&#8217;s on and off for many years.\u00a0 We decided it would be a good time to introduce the kids to the joys of organized runs.\u00a0 So, we went into &#8220;training&#8221; two weeks ago, and began running as a family every night at 9pm.\u00a0 This is a good time because it is not too hot, and it sets the kids up well for a good night sleep.\u00a0 We began by running as far as we could, for as long as we could.\u00a0 At the beginning, this was about a third of a mile before we had to walk.\u00a0 Now, the boys can run one mile in about 13 minutes!\u00a0 I will run an additional mile to 1.5 miles after on the treadmill.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we ran in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalochips.com\/Races\/SusanB\/index.htm\">Susan B. 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