tempesta

So. Much. Pain.

Today, mountain biking was a go. Now, having not been on a bike in three years, I was apprehensive, though excited. And the kids were pretty stoked. There were a couple who were slow, but one of the other leaders hung back to take care of them, and I was put in the middle to make sure the kids behaved while my boss lead the way. The aim was to go all the way through Bottle Lake Forest to Spencer Park and back again.

We didn't even get a quarter of the way.

The kids couldn't behave (which is of course why they're on the program to begin with) and the slow kids were REALLY SLOW so we had to keep starting and stopping. And then, there is the fact, that I'm so horribly out of shape it's just not funny. Unfitness + hot weather = DEATH. I really need to do something about my fitness level cause that was just not a good feeling.

Other than that it was pretty good. One kid had a SPECTACULAR fall. After speeding down a steep hill (screaming "son of a bitch!" as he went), hitting a tree stumping and colliding with a tree he raised his fists into the air and yelled "I wanna do it again!" He is awesome.

And now, my ass hurts. So much. And yes, you did need to know that.

I think that's all I got today.

--Tempesta