Morning!

Last night's planned workout ended up becoming yard work that had been neglected.  While things looks better, my legs are feeling neglected.  So, tonight's run will happen-- 5 or 6 hilly miles with the running group.  Haven't been there in a month, so it will be nice to get out with the group.

qotd:  Just hanging out in the woods (wherever that is-- urban, rural) in unstructured 'play'.  My kids are having their first deconstructed summer with very few camps and scheduled activities.  Yes, they're 'bored', but in a good way.  And, they have time today to finish the weeding

Good Morning,

Planning on a run a little later. I'd need some really long runs (5+ hours), but it seems I don't have the time to get them in. Family objecting.

erbur: It's a good thing to switch things around every now and then - enjoy!

QOTD: Coming from a different culture, there are many things that I enjoyed as a child, that my children don't get the opportunity to experience. I go with the flow, and I find that there are many other things instead, which the kids enjoy just as much.

Still I'd like them to have e.g. a whole week dedicated to a skiing vacation in winter, and then 3+ weeks of summer vacation with the family, traveling through other countries, or to some spectacular sites (Grand Canyon, Alaska,...).

Today it is just awful weather wise here. Supposed to 90F and all the humidity and storms to go along with it. Yuch! I think weights and elliptical in front of a large fan is in order. Day off from running but the rest of the week does look good.

QOTD--Well you guys hit on what my friends and I talk about all the time. Kids just don't get to play without parental or team interference. Everything is structured, organized, and coached.  Back in my youth we would all just meet up at the large park daily and pick teams and play whatever sport was in season. No umpires or parents to wreck our fun. If you had a disagreement you would work it out one way or another and then play on.  Everything today is way too structured and too many parents are trying to relive their sporting youth thru their kids or they really believe their kid is the next star.

6.7 this a.m. on roads/rail trail/real trail.  Humid but not too bad.

QOTD:  Exploring in the woods alone or with friends is a big one - I spent whole days in the woods as a kid, wandering far from home, and my parents had no clue (or concern) where I was.  We try to give our kids (five between 7 and 14) a lot of unstructured, parent-free play time and freedom, but it's certaintly harder than it was 30 years ago.

Good morning all.  A quick 3.5 miles along the rive with the dog this morning.  Lots of swallows were flying in & out of their mud nests they've built along a bridge, and there was a little doe that spooked us as we ran past her.  A nice way to get the morning started, even if it was a short run.

QOTD:  I don't know.  I guess each generation shakes their heads at the generations that follow, but I really don't think that any one generation got it right.  People today complain about video games & texting, but in my youth, the adults complained about cable TV and 3-way calling, and before that I'm sure there was something else.  Where I live, I see kids playing in the river, at the parks, skateboarding (another thing they complained about my generation for), bicycling, making mischief, and yes, playing with their phones, but I don't think childhood is too much different for today's kids unless they have parents who try to make it different.

Hope to get in a few miles after work tonight but most likely something will get in the way and spoil it.

QOTD: Kids need fewer over protective adults. I think most of the comments hit the nail on the head. Kids don't get enough unstructured time. There's always an over protective adult standing around spoiling the fun.

Still on rest because of my back.

QOTD: Kids are missing out on getting to roam free around their neighborhoods. That being said, in my hood there aren't a lot of kids. The ones that do live here have parents that both work full time. I think I'm probably one of the few stay at home moms here. So there are no other kids during the day for my 5 yr old to play with. The other kids aren't around until after the parents are home and by then we're having dinner and getting set for bed. So my son goes to a camp so he has other kids to play with. He has much more fun there than he does at home having to play alone. We see the other kids some on the weekend but it's so hit or miss that he's never managed to make friends with them. So camp and setting up play dates are a must for our family.