Splash-n-Dash

The Big Bit swam/ran a kids Splash-n-Dash today. It is amazing to see her strength, courage and self assurance. She is not on swim team, she's not a runner. But she loves doing these races and trying her best.

Her swim was in a pool. Most of the kids are on competition teams but Big Bit held her own. She got stuck in a traffic jam but she didn't panic.

So very proud!!

Mad Dash Miles

Have you ever decided on a plan of action despite it being a bad idea... Then something unexpected happens that turns it into a really bad idea?

There was a heat advisory today but the girls were tucked away so I decided to bike to the gym, swim, then bike home. It's only 6km to the gym so I made sure I had plenty of water and set out. I had checked the weather, which is why I knew about the heat advisory.

As I'm swimming, I hear whistles but figured it was adult swim or something. No. It's thunder and we have to clear the pool and deck. I still have to bike home.


I made it, but I rode REALLY fast. This was the sky when I got home... with lots of rumbling behind me!

 

4000 Klicks in the best of ways

These last 600 kilometers have been earned in so many interesting ways and in so many interesting places!

Last day biking to and from school this year....

Finding the Texas State Capitol Building...

Swimming Klicks with fun swim teachers...

Meeting some interesting walking partners along the way...

Taking our rolly-polly-pill-bug-doodle-bugs for walks...

Camping Klicks...

Biking Klicks...

And more biking Klicks...

Fourth of July Firework Klicks...

And more friends along the way...

Lifting Klicks...

Subway Klicks...

Jelly Klicks?!...

Vertical Klicks...

Longest Street in the World Klicks...

(Yonge St in Toronto, who knew?! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonge_Street)

Ice cream Klicks with feathered friends...

Running Klicks. Oh wait, he's not in our family!

Catching Up, Posting Klicks

It has been a whirl-wind few weeks. This is my catch-up post.

We've walked, biked, run and swam some clicks in the last few weeks. One thing I am finding interesting is that our 5 doing 5000 goal is becoming part of our daily discussion. I am impressed with how attentive to this goal, this idea of doing something for Chrissy, the girls are.

So, to catch up:

Dad:
Walking to work every day for 3 weeks: 22.5
Running: 11
Biking to and from school: 10

Mom:
an Olympic distance triathlon (whoot!): 51.5KM
I finally was able to go run! Clear head and sweaty: 4.5km
To and from and to and from and to and from ... the bus stop: 4km

Girls:
Again with the to and from and from and to... : 12km

Add them together and...
115.5

Swimming Klicks

Big A and Mom swam some meters today in the river! All together, 1 Klick!