Move-A-Thon

The twins' school had a fundraiser on Friday where the kids ran or walked around a track for 20 minutes, getting sponsors to give them money per lap or for a fixed rate.  As someone who gave birth 7 weeks ago, the thought of running for 20 consecutive minutes seems like a pipe dream, but surely these kindergarteners couldn't either.  Right?

Wrong.  One twin ran 13 laps in 20 minutes.  The other went 16 laps.  This means that she clocked in two 10-minute miles.  I'm not sure I could have done that in my non-post-partum days, but I know she's a better runner than me now regardless.  If having 5-year olds be better endurance athletes than you is not motivation to get into better shape, I don't know what is.

Of course, they all had fun (which is supposedly what this thing is all about and not the egos of the adults who were watching.)  And, they looked very cute doing it.