Running Mommy
11-02-2008, 08:09 PM
Just had to share a proud mama story.
Running son is 11 now, and is hitting his annoying pre teen stage in life.
UGH! There are times that I- as well as the guys in the shop- want to kill him.
Well, he redeemed himself this weekend, and I'm one proud mama.
We have a shop mtn bike team this year. Giant helped us so that we could sponsor 8 riders + running hubby and our manager.
Saturday was a race about 60 miles away. Someone had to stay back and man the shop, so my friend Michelle, our mechanic and I stayed. That meant that RS had to play the support role.
Half the team had to ride two loops, which meant a bottle hand off.
I was secretly worried.
I guess he impressed everyone by pulling a table out to the side of the course and setting up everyones bottles. Word is he cheered for and high fived racers as they came through. Everyone was gushing about how good he did, and how they appreciated it.
Next weekend is a 24 hour race on the same course. Once again I will be manning the shop on saturday, so he will need to do support for the team for the first 6 hours. He's already prepping by asking me what they will need him to do, and how to do it.
I told him about timing the riders laps and putting them on the white board. And this week I'll show him the fine art of mixing cytomax, and making sure there is food on the ready.
He's very stoked about supporting the guys.
Ahhh.... Finally!
Now if I can just find a race for him to do support for EVERY week! lol
Oh- and he now wants to race. The series the guys are doing has a kids race, and he thinks he has "the stuff". :)
But then again if he's racing, who will support the boys? Oh heck. They can figure it out! lol
Running son is 11 now, and is hitting his annoying pre teen stage in life.
UGH! There are times that I- as well as the guys in the shop- want to kill him.
Well, he redeemed himself this weekend, and I'm one proud mama.
We have a shop mtn bike team this year. Giant helped us so that we could sponsor 8 riders + running hubby and our manager.
Saturday was a race about 60 miles away. Someone had to stay back and man the shop, so my friend Michelle, our mechanic and I stayed. That meant that RS had to play the support role.
Half the team had to ride two loops, which meant a bottle hand off.
I was secretly worried.
I guess he impressed everyone by pulling a table out to the side of the course and setting up everyones bottles. Word is he cheered for and high fived racers as they came through. Everyone was gushing about how good he did, and how they appreciated it.
Next weekend is a 24 hour race on the same course. Once again I will be manning the shop on saturday, so he will need to do support for the team for the first 6 hours. He's already prepping by asking me what they will need him to do, and how to do it.
I told him about timing the riders laps and putting them on the white board. And this week I'll show him the fine art of mixing cytomax, and making sure there is food on the ready.
He's very stoked about supporting the guys.
Ahhh.... Finally!
Now if I can just find a race for him to do support for EVERY week! lol
Oh- and he now wants to race. The series the guys are doing has a kids race, and he thinks he has "the stuff". :)
But then again if he's racing, who will support the boys? Oh heck. They can figure it out! lol