We all have milestones in our lives that stand out more than others. For me - Riding a bike, Getting my first job, Graduating High School, Going to College, Getting my first Grown Up Job, Finding "The One", Buying our first home, Having kids, and being the most embarrassing/cool/best dad I can possibly be! Well those kids grow up and they mature and they start to hit their own milestones.
One such milestone in my house of 3 boys (11, 13, 15) has been them being able to beat good ole dad in a 40 yard sprint. You probably wonder why this is such a big deal! Well, I failed to mention that we are all VERY, VERY competitive! All three boys play travel ice hockey at a pretty high level and have had great success in other sports as well. Not to mention that I just celebrated my 46th Birthday a couple months ago. I have made all three of them acutely aware that I beat my dad in a sprint at the ripe old age of 11 (my dad was 36). Also, I have rubbed it into their young impressionable brains for years that I would make it to 50 before they beat me. Unfortunately, Last night (4/6/2017) I let my 13 year old talk me into an impromptu 40 yard race. I knew before we started that I wasn't warmed up and that this might be it!
DISCLAIMER: The only reason I've still been able to beat them is I have a better start and I lean so far over that I have 2 choices. 1. Fall flat on my face in embarrassment; 2. Force my legs to keep up so I save face and beat the little free-loaders. :-)
On this historic day & time we both lined up and had my 11 year old give us the start signal. After 3 failed start attempts, due to my 13 year old's eagerness to take off, we were off!!! He stumbled...I took the early lead...and then it happened! I started to cramp 15 yards into it. I knew at that moment it was finally going to happen. I had a choice to either pull up completely and declare a cramp and say it didn't count.......OR........push through as best I could and allow him the joy of a clear victory and the achievement of his own personal milestone. Turns out, he was as arrogant and celebratory as I anticipated. It was awesome to watch and a strong feeling of pride came over me. Make no mistake, I will beat his little butt again in the very near future!
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