Ok. I have never been more inspired as I was this past week. For the past two years, I have led a group of running club members at the track on Wednesday nights. As a track coach, I have been able to provide input on running form, warm-up drills, and speed work sessions. This past summer, Dave and Mike joined us (Dave is in his early 60’s and Mike nearly 70)….. and stayed with us. Let me interject that we have had a lot of one-timers on the track – we were starting to get a complex. Well, Dave and Mike have improved their running immensely and are sticking with our core group on the track. During this winter, we are continuing to meet on Wednesday nights for form work and strength to help our running form and efficiency. This past week I set up plyometric boxes that these two guys were hopping on and over like spring chickens, or rabbits. Then I took the crew into our fitness center and had them doing kettlebells. Anything I ask them to do, they do without question and with zest. It warmed my heart and reminds me that we can all do anything we set our minds to. Next time I am struggling mentally, I will conjure up an image of Mike jumping over those boxes, seeing two of them as he struggles with double vision.
This afternoon, at a meeting to put together our at risk girl program, Pam and I re-lived some of our hot training sessions for the Door County Half Iron last summer and giggled and laughed like crazy. I am truly looking forward to creating all new memories to make me laugh from deep in my belly like that. However, I am not sure how to top the pee fright in Door County Pam!!