I had a great sleep last night and this morning my body didn't feel like it did a Half Ironman yesterday. I still had my early morning shuffle down the stairs to the coffee pot, but it wasn't any better or worse than normal.
I had a busy day with a couple of meetings and I also picked my mom up at the Airport at noon. She flew in for Alyssa's graduation ceremony. Alyssa was happy and excited "nanny" could come.
Tonight the entire family went to Tansley pool. My mom wanted to see Reid swimming and I wanted to race him. My mom was impressed with his swimming and I beat his "punk ass". Twice.
I was giving him no mercy. I'm not one of those fathers that lovingly nurtures their kid and "gives up the win" to build juniors confidence. If he wants the win, he better bring his "A game" and take it from me. It will make it all the more sweeter if and when he beats me. No "cumbia-ing" to my son, I take no prisoners.
I do know that one day he'll probably be faster, stronger, smarter and smellier. Well maybe not smellier. Until that day comes, I want to keep him seething to kick my sorry ass. Right now I'm savouring the flavour of victory. If he wants it, he's going to have to "pry it from my cold dead hands". At the rate he's going, that'll be in the next year or two.
Recovery swim - 17:01 / 800 meters
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Yep it's on, give him less than one year and he'll own you in the pool.
B, I agree with Simon. REID! Your new mission (after you collect the $1k) is to WHOOP your dad, video tape your gloating and making fun of him and make him post it on his blog for us all to laugh at him for!!!
B, I thought the blog title was about your performance at Welland??? HAHA, then I watched the video and figured it out ;)
Also, is Canada more overweight than America??? It looks like you guys are swimming in double wide lanes haha, kinda like those double wide wheel chairs they give the obese people in airports!!! HAHA!
Good recovery day. Hang in their Reid, your day is coming very soon!
There is a race report thread on Slowtwitch where a guy is bragging about his 3 beer before a race (bottles) and how he was worried about the impact of a '3 beer taper' on his race. I can't help but chuckle as I read it, thinking of the Training Payne 20 beer taper, and how the Payne Train would never admit in a public forum to only having 3 beers, night before a race or not. - Corey
Yeah - but Reid's QUIT! He's not going to get any better because he's not going to put in the effort.
Rub it in Captain :)
Reid is totally going to have you soon. He was pretty darn close - look how far he has come! AND soon he is going to be $1K richer! :) Love the video.
Well I've been reading your blog for about two weeks now and i feel fatter everyday, tomorrow I will start to run and change my life. I am 5'7 and 232 pounds, it's not that I am fat... Maybe just 2 feet short
I will report back my results
sincerly,
super fat !!
Go for it Super Fat! Do you want the Captain as a coach as well?
another good reason to keep following this blog... the moment that you post the video of reid kicking your ass in the pool. LOL...
is the parenting book coming soon?
S, I hope you're right, but until that day...I'm savouring the flavour. haha
M, haha, oh, I'm sure he'll have it videod. I know I would and I'd sit down at least once a week and make him watch it. haha. I thought you mike like the "ricky bobby" reference. No, were not overweight, who could possibly beat americans. Come on, give your head a shake. I was in a grocery store in north dakota and they had two aisles just for cookies. No joke. The wide lanes are for two lanes swimming up the sides and using a common middle. It's actually a cool way to swim. More room.
C, I hope you posted and comment and sent them to my blog. haha. Slow twitch, I'm told by Doru, is some pretty serious, no fun guys. Someone having 3 beers must have sounded radical. They'd never be ready for me. haha.
D, true, although he still wants to swim on his own and let's face it, I'm not overly tough competition. haha. Yes, for sure, I'm going to rub it in like a canadian face wash. (for those that don't know what that it, it's taking a mitt full of snow and rubbing it in the face of someone like it's a banana cream pie). haha.
M, no kidding, he's improved a ton. But he still needs to keep it up or he's going to weigh a ton. haha.
A, Super Fat, good for you man. Making the decision to do it is all it takes. I remember that day for me, to this day. I've got two pieces of advice for you to get thinner. Number one, find a rack and have someone stretch you two feet taller or number two, sign up for a race. Any race. I found that it was the carrot I needed to force myself to keep going. I started with a small triathlon and did them almost every weekend and also running races. You won't be disappointed. Remember, under that fat is a skinny person. Now if your an A-hole, losing weight won't help that much. haha.
D, ditto.
V, yes, I'm sure I'll have that video. I'll be using it to motivate me for a rematch. haha. The parenting book is on the back burner, I'm still looking for a beer company that wants to publish it. haha.
B
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