What a
weekend of running! I find myself
starting to feel guilty up until I actually run so the addiction to running is
quickly coming back. The legs may not
agree, but they will just have to catch up.
On Saturday I started the day off with a little basketball
game with the little team I coach (2nd, 3rd, 4th,
5th grades co-ed) who have called themselves Blue Thunder (it
started out as the Blue Team). Dad
warned me about coaching when I was debating if I should do it or not (I’m
actually at times scared of my competitive self). I think he knows I can be a demanding
perfectionist (I argue I don’t know what he’s talking about trying to find
excuses to all his examples).
I didn’t want to turn
into a “winning monster” and take away from the kids learning outside of
winning. I actually am extremely happy I
decided to do it. The kids are so funny
and it helps me remember actually just how dad and I started out with my own
basketball days. I’ve debated getting
them to run laps with me before practice to help myself get a little training
in, but also to wear them out a bit. They tend to be “huggers” on defense
because their desire to steal the ball and energy levels have a tendency to
make them unable to listen at times J It always makes me feel special when they
start out with “Hey Coach”…as if I have all the answers to whatever question
they are about to ask (involving basketball or not). I do think it’s a learning experience for us
all though and I find myself looking forward to coaching on Saturday mornings (and
winning) J
Saturday was a day I really just
didn’t want to stop running, the weather was perfect and I was starting to feel
like a runner again. I’ve found myself
going “one mailbox further” on the days I run on the road next to our house
(today’s run was around 40 minutes). I
wanted to keep going but I’ve learned before baby steps to this training or the
next day won’t be pretty J I did find myself
today thinking about my “Blue Thunder” team and ways for a few of them to work
on things they just can’t seem to grasp yet and how I can help them better
understand how. (One parent has given me
DVD’s of the games and we’ve decided it was only “feeding the monster” making
notes off game film for grade schoolers) J I can’t express enough how proud I
am as to how much each of them has improved and most of all approach some things
regarding the game as a team. It seems
dad always has a way to make someone “better” at things and I just want to do
the same. The excitement these kids have
when they make a basket is something you sometimes tend to forget over the
years get because it became habit.
On Sunday I didn’t get a run in till
a little bit later in the evening due to a little bit of a hectic day but thank
goodness for daylight savings and a little extra sunshine to get me through the
run before darkness snuck back up. I ran
on the road again and looped back through the woods a little bit on my way back
home just to add a little extra distance on a nice day and was around 45
minutes. I did pass one of my neighbors
who offered that I could run on their farm a little further back because they
have log roads and some nice trails. With
me saying that you should probably prepare yourself for another story in the future
involving me getting lost because it’s obvious it will happen but I’m sure it
will be fun J
I have to say, I’m at a loss of
words sometimes at everyone’s support and enthusiasm through some of this and
please know how much me as well as the rest of my family appreciate it. This blog is something I wasn’t sure how it would
go over, or how I would feel about doing it but I am glad I chose to keep up
with it. Thanks for having me along J
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