You're a Winner Jimmy

     So, today I did a kids triathlon to humor myself and push myself athletically. Ha.  Normally I go jogging a few times a week, but as far as being an athletic sporty person- I'm just not. So when I arrived to  the triathlon as one of the two oldest people there, not wearing a matching track suit, I knew things were going to be interesting. I started the swimming portion unaware of how many laps we were supposed to do (the kid volunteers didn't know how many laps I was supposed to do either), so I did two too many. Oops. Then it was on to the lovely biking portion where I was the only person sporting a lovely pink cruiser. No, that's right, no fancy mountain bike for me, but I was saying hello and smiling to every person I went by which has to count for something. Finally, I went on to the running portion where my legs felt like jello and six year-olds looked at me like I was some weird alien. (Or, as my step-dad later said, "You looked like Will Ferrel in, 'Elf,' running through smiling at everyone and saying hi. And, the six year-olds were like stiff New Yorkers who just thought you were a freak. "...Oh, my family). Anyway, the whole point of why I am writing about this is because the majority of people who participated in this event (6-14 year-olds) looked as if they came straight out of a sports magazine. I mean this event was laid back, but we had the Smith family standing in matching Adidas tracksuits putting a mini fanny-pack on their four year-old.(This could have easily been cute, but it was more scary). Overall, I just think it's strange how intense some of these families were, and it got me wondering if sports advertising has anything to do with it. The majority of sports ads or commercials I see all show these really intense athletes that are so determined it looks like they're crying tears of blood. Now there's nothing wrong with being really determined, but it was a little disheartening to see these little kids so stiff and uptight. Most people would probably think my point is silly, but it wouldn't hurt them to loosen up a bit and have fun...Yes this title was a "Blades of Glory" reference.