I come from two very large extended families and while most of us we are fairly decent, okay some of us very very good :), in academic pursuits we are not known for great feats of athleticism. Don't get me wrong, most of us exercise and stay in shape but in a very nonchalant hope-I-don't-get-a-heart-attack-before-I-am-50 kind of way, not in an Olympic gold medal kind of way.
As a disclaimer I have to add here that I have explored every corner of my memory (watch it, now I'll get an angry e-mail from some long lost relative who won Olympic gold in fencing or some other obscure sport without me being informed) and as far as I know none of us have made it to the big games ie. Olympics, Panamerican Games, World Cup (however we are Mexicans so this could still be an option), Masters Tournament, Stanley Cup, or for that matter even the local sport pages.
We have, however, been in some cases smart enough to MARRY into families who are made up of great athletes. My aunt's husband has NOT ONLY swam around the ENTIRE island of Manhattan but ALSO accross the English channel. My cousin's husband is running the Boston Marathon on Monday, a fact I should say makes me absolutely green with envy.
Not to belittle Ruy's efforts but I did hear that this year's registration for the Boston Marathon was closed super fast because it got full in a very short period of time. The organzing group was even thinking that they needed to revise the qualifying times because according to them, nowadays with the right training ANYBODY can run a marathon. And I've been wondering, who is this anybody? I certainly does not include me.
So for now I prepare for the Vancouver Sun Run 10K:
- pray for sun
- no alcohol consumption tonight (I have already accomplished this despite the night out with the ladies)
- go to sleep early (I can only dedicate 15 more minutes to this blog) after praying for sun
- compose kick ass inspiring music playlist that includes Christina Aguilera's Fighter, Hedley's Invincible and Journey's Don't stop believing (gotta get to this soon)
- pray for sun
- wake up tomorrow and shower while loudly singing Survivor's Eye of the Tiger
- pray for sun again
- choose appropriate attire for warmth and "support"
- eat breakfast with plentiful and readily available carbohydartes and protein (no brainer- toast with peanut butter as I do EVERY morning)
- did I say pray for sun already?
- make way downtown on bus with the rest of the other 30,000 runners
- stand, in the cold, at the back of the Vancouver Art Gallery (white bib) for at least 90 minutes if not more while elite runners run the course
- RUN (hopefully in the sun!!!!!)
While running I will dream of my eventual participation in both Boston and New York Marathons. Ah!! my one pipe dream. The good thing is that I am getting older and with any luck the qualifying times for the elderly MUST leave some room for me. Then again they may not because like I said I AM getting older.
In regards to the rest of the family I have heard that the new generation of young bloods is very very promising in the soccer and Golf arena so you might still see either a Lopez or a Rangel on the Olympic podium. Stay tuned.
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