“That ain’t us”…….

…. is what our team has decided is our theme, motto/logo, whatever you want to call it.  You see, our group is very heterogeneous in our make-up and although there are many things we decidedly are (like supportive, funny, have excellent palates), there are so many things that we are not.

Yesterday morning brought us a swim in which Pam and I focused on smooth strokes and moving water in sets of 400’s.  Paul, Mike, Alex (my daughter) and I then did our one hour run with intervals of 6 minutes.  We were all very strong.  Rob and Pam did their run after work and ran equally as strong – then a team dinner complete with Maggie and Kent.  We had kick butt pasta with meatballs and sausage along with our favorite dessert, Ben and Jerry’s.  This morning we completed a two hour bike with 12 minute intervals followed by 5 minute intervals at an even higher effort.  Right off the bike to a one hour “social” run.  We certainly were social (add that to the things we are).  It is so wonderful to be outside running without a thousand layers on- could it be that spring has finally sprung?  Running along the bike path along pammel creek we greeted all the walkers and bikers, this sunshine does wonders for one’s disposition.

On to the Blue Moon for our traditional post workout recovery.  The bar keep there, Jesse (we just learned his name today) took great care of us as he always does.  Once our bellies were full we could converse intelligently again.  This is when we decided “that ain’t us!”  Mike was saying that he gets irritated when people less than his age are referred to as ‘elderly’ – that ain’t him!  Paul was mentioning how nice it is to see old people out and about exercising – that ain’t him.  And Pam and I are down right pissed that when we look up our weight on a BMI index, we are overweight – that ain’t us!  Not sure what Rob ain’t quite yet, but I am sure we will figure it out by September.  Hey team… any suggestions?? We laughed heartily this morning which again reinforces another theme common in all of our posts on this blog.  We are so blessed to have each other as not only training partners, but as friends!  There are not a lot of groups out there that have genuine interest in the successes of anyone other than themselves, that ain’t us!  Each member truly cares for everyone and supports each other to reach their goals and potential.  So….. we will keep being what we are, and continue to add to what we ain’t!