![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/5ee944ad-6a1c-4958-8c85-cc0dda891c5c.jpg) @new.things saw our four and six year old neighbours running around in our front yard while their Mum talked to us, and he had an idea: Caroline, why don't you take them to do *part* of parkrun. parkrun, is a free, weekly, times community event. They happen in thousands of locations across about 20 countries globally, including here in Australia. We have one that's walking distance from our house and these two little girls have been keen to go along. But they're little! And little people have little legs. And 5 km is a looooong way for little legs. So, Brad's idea was for us to walk from home to the start line then do the first 1 or 1.5 km which would take them close to home again. They peel off and walk the shortest route home and I continue the rest of the 5k. It was great! We ended up with five of us: The four year old, the six year old, me, their Mum and their paternal grandmother. They walked a lot. They ran a bit with me. There was lots of running and holding hands. And running "to the next bump and then wait for me". And they were tired once they were at their departure spot. It was a great idea because too many parents drag their kids along to parkrun, make them do the entire 5 km and too often it's too difficult for the kids, so they end up hating parkrun. Instead, these kids looked happy and I'm willing to bet that the next time I see them they're be asking to do it again. (Photo of me, at the finish line sans small children, taken by Brad who had run his own parkrun his way and waited for me at the finish line.)
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