After finishing my 10th Birkie yesterday, I gave some thought to the past few weeks and consider it a minor miracle that I was able to ski the silly race at all.
2008I am considering patenting, or at least producing an infomercial, for my "Mom's Guide to Tapering." Here's the recipe:
- Get your kids sick for 6 weeks straight.
- Throw in a couple of sick weeks for yourself.
- Endure a heart-wrenching week of 40-50 degree weather and watch the snow melt away. Curse those who say the warm weather is "nice."
- Maroon yourself indoors, unable to ski, thanks to items 1-3. But run up/down the stairs a zillion times a day getting diapers, medicine, etc. for your ailing kids.
- Have your 1-year old throw up all over you 2 days before the race.
- Single-parent your kids all week because it is your husband's busiest week of the year. See or talk to him as little as possible.
- Wax your skis with your 3-yr old's "help" -- i.e. fiddling with and dispersing wax, etc. all over the place.
- Don't pick up your race bib until the morning of the race. Get a ride to the race with someone who parks as far away as possible for you, leaving you to run around with just enough time to strap on your skis.
- While you are running around, don't forget to jam two muffins in your mouth minutes before start time.
- Ski to the finish and scan the crowds desperately for 3 little faces. They are the reason that your training has been so difficult, yet they are the reason you are smiling and are so proud of being their Mom.....
frosty Mom
2008
frosty Mom
