Pools, Boys & Bats...oh, and Circuit
Monday was circuit. I love circuit, even when plank is involved.
The boys and I were invited to a fabulous pool for the afternoon out at the new YMCA in Buda/Kyle. That place is pristine. If it could trade places with the Southwest Austin YMCA, we would join the YMCA in a heartbeat. That outdoor pool is like a kid's paradise with 3 straw slides, buckets that dump water, various fountains to run through and under and around, and zero depth entry.
We were at the pool all afternoon and got home with only enough time for me to change into running clothes and Elijah to get his piano bag. Off to piano and Runtex.
Lots of folks warmed up from Runtex, which was nice. I was so wiped from being at the pool for 3 hours and the hot, sunny day wasn't helping. I saw Kathie as I was about to head out, and we walked for a good 1/2 mile chatting. Turns out she sat in a pool for 3 hours that afternoon, too! The rest of the warm-up was fine but hot. We have gotten spoiled with clouds, rain, and 80 degree temps at 5:30pm in Texas July.
Circuit was good. I never mind it and prefer it over many other workouts. After a couple of laps, my boys showed up. Joshua planned to run a lap and ride his bike on the trail with David. Elijah stayed at the track with me and ran/walked a lap, then it was core time. Sweet Elijah did most of the core workout with us. And guess what? No plank!
Joshua and dv came back and headed down to the long jump (I guess J is practicing for the upcoming Moon Pie track meet). Two rounds of the new-form fast feet (ooouuuch), and it was time to make that crucial decision: jog back to runtex or get in the van with my family. I asked Joshie to ride his bike back with me, and we were off. David didn't think Joshua would make it, but he did great. Dv and Elijah parked at Runtex and met us along the way. Dv went running and I took the boys on to mile 0 and the agua.
Naturally, two boys want to throw things into the river and chase ducks and birds and dig in the pond for whatnotw. It gave me time to stretch and enjoy the evening. I suggested we go see the bats since it was already going on 8pm and we were down there. A quick swing through Whataburger for kids' meals and we were on our way.
E and J weren't that impressed with the bats. We stood on the bridge, and the bats didn't come out till it was pretty dark. It was hard for the boys to see the bats, and by the time they came out, E and J were tired and impatient. It was still enjoyable, but it wasn't the mass exodus of bats that one sees in all the pictures (and I've seen in person). Foiled on the bat front. We'll try again another night.
So, back to the new YMCA and new gyms. We live less than a mile from the new 24 hour fitness and the soon-to-open Fitness Life (Joshism - yes, I know it's Lifetime Fitness but we often speak in Joshisms). So, Fitness Life...we can't wait. I do believe we are going to sign up. I can't wait for an indoor and outdoor lap pool. And indoor and outdoor rec pool including slides for the chillens. It will be nice to go to a gym again (we haven't had a gym membership for well over a year). The kids' area is supposed to be really awesome, and I hope my boys actually want to go. Because any mom knows that if your kids hate the gym, then you don't really get to go to the gym during kid-waking hours.
Today we are in "organize-the-living-room" mode as well as the ever-present "entertain-the-kids" mode. We'll see if I can somehow run, bike or swim with two kiddos in tow. That reminds me of a man who did an Ironman and pulled his grown son the entire way (the son is a parapelegic). He pulled him in a little boat during the swim. He pulled him in a trailer for the entire bike ride, and he pushed him in an adult-sized jogger for the run. I remember sobbing during that story. Don't know what I'm talking about? Read this.
The boys and I were invited to a fabulous pool for the afternoon out at the new YMCA in Buda/Kyle. That place is pristine. If it could trade places with the Southwest Austin YMCA, we would join the YMCA in a heartbeat. That outdoor pool is like a kid's paradise with 3 straw slides, buckets that dump water, various fountains to run through and under and around, and zero depth entry.
We were at the pool all afternoon and got home with only enough time for me to change into running clothes and Elijah to get his piano bag. Off to piano and Runtex.
Lots of folks warmed up from Runtex, which was nice. I was so wiped from being at the pool for 3 hours and the hot, sunny day wasn't helping. I saw Kathie as I was about to head out, and we walked for a good 1/2 mile chatting. Turns out she sat in a pool for 3 hours that afternoon, too! The rest of the warm-up was fine but hot. We have gotten spoiled with clouds, rain, and 80 degree temps at 5:30pm in Texas July.
Circuit was good. I never mind it and prefer it over many other workouts. After a couple of laps, my boys showed up. Joshua planned to run a lap and ride his bike on the trail with David. Elijah stayed at the track with me and ran/walked a lap, then it was core time. Sweet Elijah did most of the core workout with us. And guess what? No plank!
Joshua and dv came back and headed down to the long jump (I guess J is practicing for the upcoming Moon Pie track meet). Two rounds of the new-form fast feet (ooouuuch), and it was time to make that crucial decision: jog back to runtex or get in the van with my family. I asked Joshie to ride his bike back with me, and we were off. David didn't think Joshua would make it, but he did great. Dv and Elijah parked at Runtex and met us along the way. Dv went running and I took the boys on to mile 0 and the agua.
Naturally, two boys want to throw things into the river and chase ducks and birds and dig in the pond for whatnotw. It gave me time to stretch and enjoy the evening. I suggested we go see the bats since it was already going on 8pm and we were down there. A quick swing through Whataburger for kids' meals and we were on our way.
E and J weren't that impressed with the bats. We stood on the bridge, and the bats didn't come out till it was pretty dark. It was hard for the boys to see the bats, and by the time they came out, E and J were tired and impatient. It was still enjoyable, but it wasn't the mass exodus of bats that one sees in all the pictures (and I've seen in person). Foiled on the bat front. We'll try again another night.
So, back to the new YMCA and new gyms. We live less than a mile from the new 24 hour fitness and the soon-to-open Fitness Life (Joshism - yes, I know it's Lifetime Fitness but we often speak in Joshisms). So, Fitness Life...we can't wait. I do believe we are going to sign up. I can't wait for an indoor and outdoor lap pool. And indoor and outdoor rec pool including slides for the chillens. It will be nice to go to a gym again (we haven't had a gym membership for well over a year). The kids' area is supposed to be really awesome, and I hope my boys actually want to go. Because any mom knows that if your kids hate the gym, then you don't really get to go to the gym during kid-waking hours.
Today we are in "organize-the-living-room" mode as well as the ever-present "entertain-the-kids" mode. We'll see if I can somehow run, bike or swim with two kiddos in tow. That reminds me of a man who did an Ironman and pulled his grown son the entire way (the son is a parapelegic). He pulled him in a little boat during the swim. He pulled him in a trailer for the entire bike ride, and he pushed him in an adult-sized jogger for the run. I remember sobbing during that story. Don't know what I'm talking about? Read this.
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