#CountryKids helping mummy on her #OneBigFatRun

This weekend I was bemoaning to Fiona at Coombe Mill about my lack of outdoor time with the children now we are all back at school/uni! Then I realised that I could combine my need for taking part in the One Big Fat Run and getting them out in the fresh air. Normally going out for a run means grabbing my kit and a drink and hitting the tarmac. However, heading out with my children adds complexity to the proceedings:

1. help daughter extract bike from shed
2. pump up bike tyres
3. lace up son's running shoes
4. try (and fail) to persuade children to take water bottles
5. inform children as to the route we are going
6. head off for the run trailing after the children:

From a distance observe daughter's biking skills and note to tell her to improve road positioning at junctions:

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