Happy Thanks­giv­ing!

First of all, wel­come to Run­ning in the Fam­ily! This is a brand new blog focused on bring­ing fam­i­lies, run­ning, and fit­ness together.

For the first post, I’d like to point to you an excel­lent post on the Run­ning /​ Jog­ging Blog by Chris­tine Luff about run­ning while vis­it­ing rel­a­tives. What I like most about her post is this part:

“Ask fam­ily mem­bers to join you. See if any­one in the fam­ily wants to run with you. You may have to run a slower pace than you’re used to, but use it as a recov­ery run. … You might be sur­prised to find out that other fam­ily mem­bers are look­ing for an excuse to get out of the house and be active. Going for a run or enjoy­ing the out­doors together could be a great bond­ing expe­ri­ence.”

What bet­ter way to kick off run­ning in the fam­ily than to invite your fam­ily to join you for a Thanks­giv­ing run? You could even look up a nearby Turkey Trot and do a race together.

Thanks­giv­ing is one of the best hol­i­days ever. It’s a won­der­ful oppor­tu­nity to spend time with fam­ily, recon­nect, and recharge. And if you reg­u­larly run to recharge, then go ahead and start incor­po­rat­ing that into your Thanks­giv­ing hol­i­day. You never know, you may even start a new fam­ily tradition!

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