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So currently I am a dad of 1 and another on the way. I decided I didn't like having a dad bod anymore and I want to get back into shape. The past couple of weeks I have been taking my son running with me (i push him in the stroller while he eats cheerios and drinks water from his sippy cup) and after a couple miles we came up to a stretch of sidewalk that had been torn out and replaced with gravel while they are constructing a new driveway. I came to a stop and slowly pushed the stroller over the uneven gravel. It was at that point when I was hit with a cluster of cheerios in my face. I looked down to my child staring at me yelling "Go dadda Go! You can't slow down I wanna goooooo!"

After i got done laughing, i told him he was my best friend. To which he quickly replied with "I'm not your best friend, I am your stinky butt. But you're my best friend" I quickly changed from laughing to almost crying mid run. I love that kid. I'm so excited for number 2. Thank you for reading my story lol being a dad is the best man.

Edit: Holy crap this blew up. Thank you all for your comments.

New to the sub and to marathons. I have a 3 year old and another baby on the way due in late November. I plan to run my marathon in early October (If the child allows lol) but my main question is this:

I have a 4 days on 4 days off schedule allowing me to be Mr. Mom for 4 days which i absolutely love, but as i start to really ramp up my run distance here how do you keep a toddler entertained for an hour or 2 hours+ of riding in a stroller!?!? Recently snacks have done the trick, but the longest run we've been on together was like a half hour max (and of course we are at the tale end of potty training so it came with many breaks lol). I've thought of trying to get on the local schools football field and let him run loose while i run on the track, but running in circles for miles and miles sounds terrible. I guess it is what it is as long as he is happy but are there any other tips and tricks you guys use??? Thank you in advance