I'm not sure why I don't do this more often, and I just made a resolution to do so. After all, I have the time and the opportunity, considering, in the same order, that I'm unemployed, and that my grandchildren live next door to me. How often do I forget to be grateful for those two co-incidental miracles!
And before I show you the photo evidence of our breakfast outing please know that I take my role as a grandparent very seriously. Because of our particular situation I have to be very careful that I do my part in helping them develop good habits, and very careful that I don't just become the candy man! The old joke of course is that grandparents can just spoil the kids and then send them home, but quite frankly I think that is abdicating a responsibility. If one is blessed enough to have an opportunity to be influential in the lives of the next generation once removed, then I think one needs to acknowledge the accompanying obligation.
That's why I made them say please!!
And as ridiculous at it may sound I think it's healthy to take them to Mcd's before school. When we eat breakfast at home, it is usually in our pyjamas, and usually in separate rooms. It also means getting up and out a wee bit earlier, and I think that's a good thing for anyone before facing another day in our public school classrooms. And while it's a rant for another day, I can just feel Sparta Public School sucking the life out of my grandson. Gotta think about that.....
But enough about my grandchildren. This blog should be all about me!! After all, I am the centre of the universe!
I feel at a crossroads on many things.
Friday I see the cardiologist, and I'm uncertain which approach to take with him. I want to do what's best for me in the long run of course, but also of course, I don't know what that is. I don't know whether to try hard to make a case for my perceived exercise intolerance, or to just let him look at the data and come to his own conclusions. Typically I would be fairly aggressive, but part of me wonders whether I just need to relax and let the chips fall where they may.
My other ongoing health issue is my eyes, and again I struggle with the wise thing to do. It's actually been almost 5 months since the optician told me I had cataracts, and at this point I am still waiting to hear from the guy who is supposed to fix it. My big quandary here is of course that cataract surgery will have a major impact on my training, so should I push to get it done. or just sit and wait patiently til after Iornman? If I knew it wouldn't get any worse I would happily wait, but of course I don't know that.
And although I am managing to push both of those concerns to the back of my mind most days, they do have me deliberating my training strategy. I'm considering moving to a 6 day rotation. There would not be a complete rest day in the schedule and yet 2 days would be swimming only, which is almost as good. One day would be long run, and the other 3 would be ride followed by short run. The whole idea is that I do most of my running at a slow pace, and after I'm already warmed up. Once more I consider myself so fortunate to have the flexibility to do this if I so choose. The only tricky part right now will be finding pool time, but even that will get easier once the outdoor pool opens in London.
Lots of stuff to think about. For the next few weeks I will continue to muddle through, as John and I have the 30K Bay race at the end of the month. After that I will try to finalize the new plan.
As for today's training I was reminded once again about the realities of long distance triathlon. I rode for 3 hours and then changed and went out for a transition run. While I felt okay for the first couple of kilometres, I was digging my sorry ass by the time I finished my 5. Oh well, no pain, no gain! Besides, if I plan on this particular kind of pain for 3 days out of 6, I might as well get used to it.
computrainer 3 hours, 2 1/2 at 141 watts, run 5 kms
"All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast."---John Gunther
"The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent."---Sam Levenson
Love
Peter
And before I show you the photo evidence of our breakfast outing please know that I take my role as a grandparent very seriously. Because of our particular situation I have to be very careful that I do my part in helping them develop good habits, and very careful that I don't just become the candy man! The old joke of course is that grandparents can just spoil the kids and then send them home, but quite frankly I think that is abdicating a responsibility. If one is blessed enough to have an opportunity to be influential in the lives of the next generation once removed, then I think one needs to acknowledge the accompanying obligation.
That's why I made them say please!!
And as ridiculous at it may sound I think it's healthy to take them to Mcd's before school. When we eat breakfast at home, it is usually in our pyjamas, and usually in separate rooms. It also means getting up and out a wee bit earlier, and I think that's a good thing for anyone before facing another day in our public school classrooms. And while it's a rant for another day, I can just feel Sparta Public School sucking the life out of my grandson. Gotta think about that.....
But enough about my grandchildren. This blog should be all about me!! After all, I am the centre of the universe!
I feel at a crossroads on many things.
Friday I see the cardiologist, and I'm uncertain which approach to take with him. I want to do what's best for me in the long run of course, but also of course, I don't know what that is. I don't know whether to try hard to make a case for my perceived exercise intolerance, or to just let him look at the data and come to his own conclusions. Typically I would be fairly aggressive, but part of me wonders whether I just need to relax and let the chips fall where they may.
My other ongoing health issue is my eyes, and again I struggle with the wise thing to do. It's actually been almost 5 months since the optician told me I had cataracts, and at this point I am still waiting to hear from the guy who is supposed to fix it. My big quandary here is of course that cataract surgery will have a major impact on my training, so should I push to get it done. or just sit and wait patiently til after Iornman? If I knew it wouldn't get any worse I would happily wait, but of course I don't know that.
And although I am managing to push both of those concerns to the back of my mind most days, they do have me deliberating my training strategy. I'm considering moving to a 6 day rotation. There would not be a complete rest day in the schedule and yet 2 days would be swimming only, which is almost as good. One day would be long run, and the other 3 would be ride followed by short run. The whole idea is that I do most of my running at a slow pace, and after I'm already warmed up. Once more I consider myself so fortunate to have the flexibility to do this if I so choose. The only tricky part right now will be finding pool time, but even that will get easier once the outdoor pool opens in London.
Lots of stuff to think about. For the next few weeks I will continue to muddle through, as John and I have the 30K Bay race at the end of the month. After that I will try to finalize the new plan.
As for today's training I was reminded once again about the realities of long distance triathlon. I rode for 3 hours and then changed and went out for a transition run. While I felt okay for the first couple of kilometres, I was digging my sorry ass by the time I finished my 5. Oh well, no pain, no gain! Besides, if I plan on this particular kind of pain for 3 days out of 6, I might as well get used to it.
computrainer 3 hours, 2 1/2 at 141 watts, run 5 kms
"All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast."---John Gunther
"The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent."---Sam Levenson
Love
Peter
Love the picture! I also think it's a great thing being able to have that time spent together in the morning out and about before school. It's a good way to start the day before having to sit down in a classroom all day.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Michael