My dad was a Navy man, we lived in a beach community and had our own pool, and we spent a LOT of time on/in water. What can I say - swim, swim and swim some more. I could swim distance, no problem.
Dad and Mom were also tennis enthusiasts (runs a couple of generations back), so that was another sport we kids participated in. Dad and Mom also smoked! But, they eventually quit and became even more active.
I think our real role model was my paternal Grandfather who, in spite of skin cancer and lupus, was extraordinarily active. We played tennis at night. He could walk 25 miles in any given day (always staying on the shady side of the street) to visit friends. He would fill two 5-gallon buckets with water and walk enough circles around our pool to equal at least 1 mile (don't ask me how many times that was!)
Dad was always health conscious, and I really appreciate that he passed on that legacy to me. I don't know if he knows I run marathons, but I'm sure he'd have a hard time believing that I do (I absolutely hated running when I was a kid), LOL!
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My dad was a Navy man, we lived in a beach community and had our own pool, and we spent a LOT of time on/in water. What can I say - swim, swim and swim some more. I could swim distance, no problem.
Dad and Mom were also tennis enthusiasts (runs a couple of generations back), so that was another sport we kids participated in. Dad and Mom also smoked! But, they eventually quit and became even more active.
I think our real role model was my paternal Grandfather who, in spite of skin cancer and lupus, was extraordinarily active. We played tennis at night. He could walk 25 miles in any given day (always staying on the shady side of the street) to visit friends. He would fill two 5-gallon buckets with water and walk enough circles around our pool to equal at least 1 mile (don't ask me how many times that was!)
Dad was always health conscious, and I really appreciate that he passed on that legacy to me. I don't know if he knows I run marathons, but I'm sure he'd have a hard time believing that I do (I absolutely hated running when I was a kid), LOL!
June 18, 2009 - 4:01pmThis Comment
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