Those were the glory days! I still think of myself as an athlete, but man have things changed. Has my body changed! I thought I was kinda fast, but last night I raced my eight year olds and I barely won. When I say "barely", I mean we might have tied or they might have beat me. What! I mean, I knew they'd pass me up eventually, I just didn't think it would be the second grade! They are fast little buggers though. They have taken the speed out of Mike and I. On second thought, Mike still has his speed. Anyway, I don't think I'm done with competition. When the timing is right, I want to be trained again because I like it. I love being coached and pushed to my limit, thinking I can't finish the workout, but then I do. What a wonderful sense of accomplishment! Feeling strong and healthy is an added reward. I miss those practises. I miss running lines. I miss those intervals. I miss being coached. I'll have that again, but in a different way and in a different setting. I just need to make it happen.
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Don't we all wish we could still be athletes the way we once were. My body hurts too much to run these days -ugh!!!
I coached Mr. Schauer's daughter, Kaila this year at the Marysville Middle School. It was very special to me to coach her. Thanks for posting the pick, brings back memories.
Oh Audra, I am so glad that you are not too busy to post on your blog. You have the best posts! You look the same as you did in high school, tiny, pretty, and just by looking at pictures of you, I am sure that you are just as fast and athletic as you were in hight school.
I miss sports too - I learned so much about discipline and working hard... harder than you think you have in you. I know what you mean, and if only our bodies worked the same way...
I assume the anonymous comment was from Kayla! Kayla, that is soooo neat you got to coach Mr. Schaur's daughter. That is definitely special!
Kelsey, you are so nice to me!
Oh do those pictures bring back great memories! You have to be an athlete to keep up with your boys. Way to go, Audra!
YOU ARE A ROCK STAR!!!!
Sometimes I wonder how it would be to have someone "train" me like you described. Sometimes David tries to encourage me to go beyond my comfort zone and it just makes me mad. :) It would be awesome to be strong like that, though.
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