Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Choices

OK, I admit it. I'm not the most impulsive of guys. Plans with schedules suit me just fine. To-do lists and I get along famously and a clock in every room only make sense. A + B = C and my world is a happy place. It's just the way I am and I likes it.

Today was tyipcal. My schedule was set and things were humming along nicely. A swim in the morning, breakfast at 7:30, in the office at 8:00, two meetings, lunch at 11:30, a conference call at 2:45, home at 4:15. Yes, all was going well. Next on the schedule was a planned 90 minute bike session. On the trainer.

Not long after getting home I changed into my cycling kit and saw this...












BUT, just before I hopped onto the saddle I heard this, "Daaaaaddy? Will you ride with us to the park?" And saw this...









It was decision time. Either follow the painstakingly designed training schedule and spin like a caged mouse for an hour and a half or...

join in a leisurely ride with the Divine Mizz M and TriBuddy in the park on an Indian summer afternoon.

I chose my children.

The trainer will have to wait. The schedule will have to be adjusted.

So, maybe I'm not a slave to the schedule after all. Hmmmm... learned something about myself.

Stay tuned...

9 comments:

Marci said...

Warms my heart you rode with your kiddos :) Heck who would want to ride their trainer anyways!

Unknown said...

Excellent choice in the moment.

I have found designing some "flex" into my training schedule at the outset has helped me maintain much greater consistency this year.

Adrian
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Unknown said...

Well chosen!!!

:) said...

That was the only choice to make, man! Good for you.

Lora Abernathy said...

What a well-written, heart-warming post. I like my schedule, too, but I've also learned that life is what happens when you make plans for it. I think you made the right choice. :)

Spokane Al said...

A clock in every room and a calendar in most of them for me. Yeah, I like a schedule too.

Glad to hear that you were able to deviate a bit.

JasonWomack said...

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for posting this story. Sometimes, ya just gotta roll with it!

Jason

Eric said...

You can never go wrong with that decision :-)

TriDaddy said...

Good choice! I think that's the trail runner in you coming out. Schedules are overrated!