Picked up my 7yo from her play date and she told me, nearly in tears, that she weighed 70 pds and her friends were 65, so they said she was fat. First thought, you r not fat!!. And shes not, shes an active 7yo, who like all 7yos prefers McDonalds to home cooked food, but no, no superfluous flesh. So told her she was heavier because of the muscle she has, that helped only when it was echoed by the 14yo sister, and she calmly went onto eat a 100 cal snack.
Lets see what the long-term repurcussions of this new knowledge are. For now, she seems to be OK. We will have our fat vs fit discussion soon.
I ran today. And have realised, running after a 2 day gap is grrreat! I went so fast, I was worried I would fall on my face! And I could run longer sessions than before. 4.1m in 53 min. Want to be able to do 4.1m in 48min. Shave off 5 min till May. Was reading the Feb issue of Runnersworld and there is an article on effect of age on running performance which says it improves for the middleaged starting runners till it peaks 10 years later- or something to that effect. Basically means I can expect improvement in my running times for another few years. My goal is very small- to be able to run a 12 min mile- thats all. Good for now.
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It is really sad that girls that age are already comparing their bodies. Oh, it is just too soon for all that!
Oh, and I wanted to say - you are getting so much faster!! Good for you! There are sometimes I wish I hadn't quit, but then I remember the pain. Oh well - there's always walking!
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