Run like the wind

Yesterday afternoon when I got home from work, I changed into my work out clothes to go for a run. I sat down in the living room to put my running shoes on and Darren asked me where I was going. I told him that I was going running and that I would be back in a little while. He he asked me if he could go running with me. I looked at Michael and gave him the "what do you think?" look and he said yeah, let him go with you. So I got Dare all ready to run. We walked out the door with a water bottle, my phone and a towel. We walked to the cotton fields behind our house to a very long straight away that looks never ending. To Darren, this was a big deal and I am sure from his perspective it seemed like there was no end. As we were walking I told Darren that we couldn't stop and that we had to make it all the way to the end of the road. We started to job and Darren kept up the entire time. We stopped 2 times so he could get a drink of water and the last 30 yards we sprinted. Of course, Dare fell behind on that and got discouraged because he wanted to win and beat me to the finish line. When I turned around he sat there pouting. So I walked to him and told him to finish the run as fast as he could. He got a huge smile on his face and took off! My bony little man ran as fast as he could with elbows swinging! He couldn't stop talking about how proud he was that he ran all that way. He said "I bet dad is going to say that he is proud of me when I tell him that I ran super far!" I told him that I bet he was right! Darren held my hand the entire way home and when we walked through the door he ran right to Michael and said "Dad, I finished with mom and we ran so so far!" Michael said "Wow, you kept up the whole time? Great job Darren!" Dare ran over and gave Michael a high five and had the sweetest smile on his face. Man that kid! He gets me right in the heart!