Well, I've never really been particularly athletic and my size has always played a part in it. I was always amazed how easily other kids were able to do certain tasks with little or no effort, but it was a struggle for me.
Well, now they're as old and as fat as me so the playing field has been leveled.
My two biggest weaknesses that I know I'm gonna need are #1 Stamina. Lets face it, I'm not
exactly built for speed so I've been trying to push myself to run and strengthen my legs. I try to go places that are fun to be rather than just running like a hamster on a treadmill. The runs at the beach have been inspiring. I also don't let the weather deter me. Its not gonna be ideal conditions on the course, so I can't train in ideal conditions either.
Example...Today after my initial run I felt that I needed to do more. Good training is where you find it so I hopped the fence at the sump across the street from me and went for a run in the brush. Charged up and down the steep inclines and jumped over the small hills on the trails through it. Great thing about going down there in the winter, you don't have to worry about ticks. I kept to the trails and the upper outside ring. After about 20 min of that on top of the first run on pavement my legs were on FIRE....mission accomplished.
Another task I am fearful of is pulling myself up and over things. Climbing a rope, crawling through nets and monkey bars....where in the hell was I gonna find those? If I go to a playground I'm gonna look like a pervert. Oh wait...my kids swing set has monkey bars. Jump up, grab the first bar, attempt to grab the 2nd aaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnd drop to the ground. Looks like I know what I need to work on.
Gonna let my body heal for a couple of days.
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