My DD is 19 months old and textbook/spirited. Last summer at 9 - 13 mo I took her out jogging with me at least 3 times a week. She loved it! This spring is a different story. We've gone just a handful of times and she really hasn't been happy once. She's teething eye teeth and not sleeping the best, so two times we've gone out she was pretty cranky and then fell asleep. Not ideal, but I finished my runs in peace.
Today, I brought her home early because she was quite whiny and asking to go home and swing for about 10-15 minutes (which starts to sound like her mantra, but louder, after a little while and the people in my neighborhood start to look at me funny). However, when we get home, she really doesn't want to swing, just get out of the jogging stroller.
I'm sure part of it is because she's so much more active and able to communicate. She pretty much starts asking to go home after about 10 min. DH is often away for work, so I'm not able to go in the morning or evening then. I can bring her to the child care at the workout center I go to, but would rather run outside than on the treadmill, especially in the nice weather.
In total, I'm out for about 45 min. Is that too much to ask for a toddler?