The month of June is flying by. For our family, and probably many more, it is an incredibly busy month with the winding down of school, the start of holidays and yard work. A couple of Fridays ago Sifu Brinker was doing the math, showing us just how fast time is going and how little time we have left until grading day. Yikes! A tad of anxiousness is setting in. To add to my list, I have 6 weeks till race day. What have I done?
Focusing on exams right now is a priority in our home. Our oldest is in grade 9 and writing finals. These marks are going to help determine what classes he gets next year in high school. That said, I haven’t been making it to all the evening classes I would like to lately, fortunately the morning classes are working well. As for the running, I’m not exactly where I was hoping to be at this time thanks to hip and knee issues, but it is coming. Right now with all the poplar fluff flying around I sound like Darth Vader running through the bush.
We have well deserved and much needed holidays coming up as soon as the kids are out of school for a couple of weeks. So what does this mean for training? Well, on our holidays kung fu books always come with us (just need to open them more). The shields are going to have to be packed, the foam mats and the good old running shoes. A person can run anywhere, so that’s easy. Although I need to keep going with my training, I also am discovering the benefit of rest and relaxation, both physically and mentally. Without taking that time to wind down and spend with the people I love and doing the things I enjoy, I will be one stressed out, grumpy basket case (my poor family).
Alana Regier
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