CadesDad

We visited the Minnesota State Fair and had a GREAT time.

Its funny how ones mind can play tricks. Depending on how my last workout or run went the way I feel about myself varies wildly. I might feel like I'm in fantastic and strong shape on a great Tuesday workout and Thursday have a tough run and wonder why fat boy thinks he can run.

I really don't think that much about it or obsess, but its a weird phenomenon.

This week I did a workout with Molly that left me feeling sore sore sore & strong. I found this workout at Crossfit.org. I know its strange but I love muscle soreness. I know its strange. Here's what we did:

After a good warm up, you do 8 sets of 20 seconds with 10 seconds rest in between. This 10 seconds allowed just enough time to write our results before we'd have to start the next set. No rest between exercises, just move straight to the next exercise.

Pull Ups:

Push Ups

Sit Ups

Squats

I know it doesn't sound like much, but I swear its hard. Try it and let me know.

Yes. Another prolong haitus.

Well, the little guys birthday is coming up so Shawn and I decided it was time for another bicycle. He had a bicycle last year. I really really sweet 20" Haro BMX bike which our fantastic neighbors the O'Rourkes gave us. Sadly it was stolen from our front yard last fall. Sad.

So, we visited a couple of stores until Cade latched on to this sweet beauty.

After throughly testing the machine throughout the top floor of Dicks Sporting goods in Bloomington, riding the bike to and into the elevator, riding out and a another lap of Dicks 1st floor; he was convinced. After Mom and Dad paid for the orange beauty he rode it through the front doors, to the car in the parking lot. This now reminds me of his Uncle Pauls first car. Ask him about it, he loves to tell the story. Also ask him about Tang cake.

So here's my point. I'd shared with Cade that I wanted to sometime this summer go for a run and have him join me on his bike. Well it happened, and on the first day he had his new bike. We went to Nokomis talking the WHOLE way there. Once there we swam to cool off and then headed back toward home. We stopped at Adrians for cheeseburgers and cokes. All in all it was an absolutely fantastic day.

And with the cold water at Lake Nokomis my ankle didn't hurt at all on the run home. FANTASTIC.