Golf is a decent activity, the challenge is the ability to do it frequently enough to matter.
My Son and i are no longer jogging together because this semester he is taking Personal Fitness which is five days a week and he is also a member of the Track & Field team. Coach Williams has them practice six days a week.
The fact that our Son hasn’t asked for permission to quit is remarkable.
Driving him to practice this Saturday morning felt surreal.
The long way is the short cut.
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Ran four miles to meet the High School Coach. Then ran four miles home.
Mile seven came in at 7:15, a miracle considering how shaky the right calf felt.
i swear after two miles of slow running, i had to slow it down even more. Felt like something bad (like a small muscle pull or tear) was imminent.
But the real beauty was having Coach understand that our Son was on the Track & Field team by default. Coach Williams is an encourager.
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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.
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Coinciding with his first practice, was a critical school rezoning request meeting.
First day of Track & Field practice for our Son (15) was yesterday. The current season began in January, but for a variety of reasons, including:
The head Track coach is also the assistant Varsity basketball coach and basketball season was extended far beyond normal because our team won States.
There are no other throwers (Shot Put & Discus) on the team.
Our Son said not much happened at practice, which i think was a good way to ease into it.
This will be fun, and interesting, to see it unfold.
i’ve not been involved other than to push our Son to work this out with the Coach.
PS. The initial team meeting was on our calendar for our Son to attend, but got rescheduled without notice while we were out of town. This was fairly significant. In the days and weeks to follow, our Son took steps to interact with a busy Coach; none of which resulted in any action. And it’s critical to remember that this teen is timid.
One of the best ways to create opportunities is to create opportunities.
PS. Now, today, 100 days later, he is much less timid. Plus, he recently joined the Windermere Running Club.
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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.
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Looks boring. Above coach Williams’s head are two runners doing intervals.
Surprised to see the Track team having 7am practice on a no-school Friday. The track marked the four-mile mark of yesterday’s run. i said hello to coach Williams and then watched the athletes for a few minutes – in and out of walking and jogging a couple laps. It was tempting to want to run intervals with them.
The night before i arrived early to school (to pick up our son) and with time to kill, walked down to the track. It was the first HS track practice i’ve seen since 1977. Spent 20 minutes wondering what my high school track practices would have looked like to an observer.
PS. i resisted the temptation to ask if i could join in.
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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.
This website is about our physical health. To easily and safely leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s spiritual health website, click here.
Awaiting the High School assembly to start, i took in the many items on the gymnasium walls. All 2015 team photos grouped together but the only one i photographed is above.
Why?
Was surprised to see so few students comprising a team for a sport that is America’s number one middle and high school participatory sport.
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