But it's all for the money and the awards

Originally published April 15, 2007

I ran earlier this afternoon while my almost-10-year-old rode her bike with me. She originally bet me a quarter that I would stop during the 30-minute run, then dropped the ante to 10 cents when I kept going. Eventually, she became a cheerleader, encouraging,'go, dad, go' and 'you can do it, dad,' especially when another runner passed me (more like PASSED me). When we got home, she disappeared upstairs and returned later with former soccer trophy turned 'Dad Actually Ran 3 Miles Without Stopping Award.' And she upped the prize money to 35 cents. I may keep running for awhile.