Riding is pretty laid back, but going well (read more on down)...
Jake: Took 'the boy' to a sports medicine specialist regarding his breathing issues and he is cleared to start back up with some light exercise and building little by little. Use of a different medication for his asthma is the focus with a couple 'side' things to assist. Pretty cool that he was also able to be seen by another specialist about his recurring leg injuries while running on the track during the same visit. Seems his feet structure/design is pretty jacked up with regards to handling the load/force of running turns, but XC is fine. He has a follow up visit next week for a treadmill evaluation and then fitted for a custom insole. Their advice is to alternate directions if efforts must be done on the track, but to do most all running (efforts or not) off the track and save it only for race day. This was pretty much the same approach his coach took last year and it worked great (until the pleurisy).
Jake got a letter/package from SBU's cross country coach this week providing encouragement with his health issues and his hopes Jake would run for them next year. Jake had a funny little grin on his face with reading the letter and going thru the material; it was good to see as of late he hasn't had too much to smile about regarding running. He later told me that he will run for SBU next year, which was good to hear.
Other than that he banged out another straight A semester and the GPA continues to hold strong. He (part of a team) competed in an SBU sponsored marketing competition this week and was disappointed to not win.
Ian: Deb, Jake, and I attended his academic awards on Friday where in he too completed another semester of A's. He is half way thru Intermediate school with all A's and if he can hold it for three more semesters the principal gives out special awards (and a huge chocolate bar - no wonder our country is FAT). He is doing quite a bit of reading this year and has found some really good series he enjoys (even some non-sports oriented).
Basketball is cruising along and E-ball's play continues to develop, but from a team aspect we are struggling a bit with our record 5-8 so far. He played in a local tournament this past weekend and they went 1-2.
Deb and I enjoyed MLK,J day with a Brenda's breakfast and then being lazy around the house all morning. With the new Ipad the Scrabble has increased and it's always close. Speaking of the Ipad - that thing is awesome; Deb is reading non-stop on it and it works great watching Netflix while on the trainer.
Deb and I (and the boys) are taking on interesting new adventure in our lives as we started the process (and our first class) in becoming foster/adoptive parents. We both (separately) felt this is God's will for sharing the blessing provided to us. We are going through locals services and interested in a child 5-9yrs old. The course/certification takes around 4 months to complete (1 3hr session per week) and then who knows where things will go. The boys are fully supportive and understand it's important to share with those in need.
Riding is going pretty good for mid-January as the focus is simply riding this month and in February I'll start a 'program' for the spring mtb races. Getting in around 5 rides per week with the off-days spent playing some basketball. Seems I am spending quite a bit of time on the rollers and when I do get out it the Frisco Trail on the Rig (single speed) dodging the winds (I am good with cold, but not windy cold). Still on top of the strength training and feeling the effects. Got in a 3:15hr ride on Sunday which is just about as long as I care to ride in cold conditions.
Deb and I enjoyed MLK,J day with a Brenda's breakfast and then being lazy around the house all morning. With the new Ipad the Scrabble has increased and it's always close. Speaking of the Ipad - that thing is awesome; Deb is reading non-stop on it and it works great watching Netflix while on the trainer.
Deb and I (and the boys) are taking on interesting new adventure in our lives as we started the process (and our first class) in becoming foster/adoptive parents. We both (separately) felt this is God's will for sharing the blessing provided to us. We are going through locals services and interested in a child 5-9yrs old. The course/certification takes around 4 months to complete (1 3hr session per week) and then who knows where things will go. The boys are fully supportive and understand it's important to share with those in need.
Riding is going pretty good for mid-January as the focus is simply riding this month and in February I'll start a 'program' for the spring mtb races. Getting in around 5 rides per week with the off-days spent playing some basketball. Seems I am spending quite a bit of time on the rollers and when I do get out it the Frisco Trail on the Rig (single speed) dodging the winds (I am good with cold, but not windy cold). Still on top of the strength training and feeling the effects. Got in a 3:15hr ride on Sunday which is just about as long as I care to ride in cold conditions.Fun watching the C-dale boys at the world cup this past weekend; JPowers taking the start out was great. That looked more like a dirt crit than the recent events in Belgium and it is incredible the speed of the leaders. Nys isn't looking for sharp as of late and I am taking Stybar in Germany.
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