Both my boys are turning out to be good runners. Gets it from their mother, no doubt. I hate to compare but my 6-year-old is a naturally gifted runner. The 10 year old finds it hard to keep up sometimes. Heck, I find it hard. I’ll have to post a video one day.
Anyway, last weekend I took them to a hilly trail at a park. The 6-year-old decided to pick up a stick and ran with it for a while until the suburban dad put an end to it. “It’s dangerous, you could get stabbed, blah-blah-blah” etc. Later on, however, I thought about it. Growing up in India, I used to do that when I was young. Nobody stopped me. I’ve seen videos of the Tarahumara doing that. Perhaps it’s a natural instinctive thing. Perhaps I should just shut up and try to keep up next time. Any thoughts?
Anyway, last weekend I took them to a hilly trail at a park. The 6-year-old decided to pick up a stick and ran with it for a while until the suburban dad put an end to it. “It’s dangerous, you could get stabbed, blah-blah-blah” etc. Later on, however, I thought about it. Growing up in India, I used to do that when I was young. Nobody stopped me. I’ve seen videos of the Tarahumara doing that. Perhaps it’s a natural instinctive thing. Perhaps I should just shut up and try to keep up next time. Any thoughts?