Fathers' can be foregiven for showing off their pride and joy in their children every now and again. I'm always sensitive to their privacy and I don't talk about them too much. But I do have to say something today.One other member of the family is showing an aptitude and interest in running and that is my daugther, Alana. She's not necessarily the quickest runner in her group, nor the one with the greatest endurance. She is, however, improving all the time and is developing a beautiful, coordinated running style. She looks the real thing, even if the results might not show it - yet.
She won the mini-jog section of the ACT Cross Country Club's monthly Women's and Girls' Jogalong today for the little ones over 1.5 km. This may not be the Olympics or the national titles, or even state or school titles.
But in her own way, it was her own little triumph.
The joy on her face today was matched only by the joy I have seen on her face when she is out there every Saturday with her Little Athletics club, when she gets beaten by others but smiles anyway, because - well - that Alana's nature and she loves being with her friends.
Well done my little darling, well done.
12 comments:
Congratulations to Alana on her win - well done!
And it's nice to hear she enjoys her runs no matter what the result :)
Well done to Alana, what a fantastic effort. You must be so proud :0)
Woohoo congrats to the Tuggeranong Bling Girl - great stuff!
Way to go Alana! Congratulations on a fantastic result and to dad who sets such a fine example! What a beautiful smile and a fabulous write-up.
Well done Alana - you show the spirit of running - getting out there and having a run and enjoying the result.
The Mini-Jog is a great event and so is Little Athletics.
well done Alana, no wonder you are a proud dad...sounds like she's got the right attitude...
Thanks for sharing Alana's triumph with us Don. I am sure Alana's smile will be her passport to a wonderful life,
Woohoo Alana!!!! What a cutie. And her smile says it all. TD, you certainly do have bragging rights.
Lovely post, TR! Me thinks Alana takes after her dad!
:) She is adorable, and you can see she is confident with her running! Good on her, we may hear more of her running yet!
It certainly is good seeing your kids enjoying running. I have had some great moments with mine on training runs with them.
Although I often wonder what sort of role model I am portraying to them when they see me hobbling around on a Sunday morning after a 35k run!
Go Alana!
Keep quietly encouraging her Don and I'm sure she'll develop a love of running to match your own.
It's great that she has a naturally good style!
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