As springtime progressed this year, I expected that I might not feel my best in the months leading up to September. Minus feeling a bit more tired now & then, having a little discomfort before getting on a diuretic, and over-analyzing the beat of my heart that hasn't changed in 41 years, I actually feel pretty darn good. This is great, I couldn't ask for more.
But what I didn't expect in 2008 was that my 12 year old son (and his friend) would handily beat me in a running race for the very first time! No, it had nothing to do with my heart condition - it was a ~25 yard sprint that is well within my limits. I had my sneakers on and was ready to go ... but darned if that kid isn't super fast these days! Actually, he's always been fast, as have our girls. In fact if we were to sit down to calculate their scale speed, we'd find they've been faster than me all along :-)
And kudos to our kids for finishing so well in a recent county track-and-field day. Despite being on the younger end of their age groups and competing with kids on track teams, they were awesome. With finishing in the top end of 50 and 100 meter dashes, and surprising the judges with 2 golds and a silver in the standing long jump, I think this Dad better sit back and watch from now on :)
Saturday, June 7, 2008
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