No, this article is definitely not about crushing the school kids at a local family fun run. It's about managing to keep competitive as a runner with a family… and it's about getting out running with your own kids. Hopefully I can give some insight into how I manage two of the most important parts of my own life (kids and running, obviously). It can be a serious juggling act to try and squeeze in time for yourself, especially when your family priorities take top billing. On the surface, running seems like quite a selfish activity. But, there is little doubt that I am a better person (in several ways) because of my running. I know a lot of you can relate to what I'm writing, so I'm not going to preach to the choir here.

When my twin girls were born it quickly became obvious that my free time was going to be limited for a while. I definitely wasn't going to be able to get out on the Canadian trails as often as I would have liked. The obvious solution was to run in my basement… so I bought