Long Time Bloggin'...
Greetings,
Yes, it has been about 2 weeks since my last blog, and actually, from my last run. That doesn't mean I haven't been getting in any workouts, however. I have had a majority of my workouts from Mother Nature herself, in the form of snow removal. My job at the school has me in charge of removing snow around a building that is mostly done by hand a majority of the time. I've also been on a 15-day consecutive stretch of some form of snow removal, either blowing, scooping, or sweeping. Some days its been over an hour of shoveling work, as I'm all bundled up in heavy clothing to keep me warm. Let's say you burn up quite a sweat, and get in a good, fully body workout by the end of it.
On lighter days, I have been doing 10-20 minute kettlebell workouts with clean & presses, Tabata style, which has been a great staple of my training this winter. I plan to get back into the running groove this week.
This past week has been pretty emotional as well. Our small school, where every kid knows every kid, just lost one of our greatest friends, Lance, a 6th grader. Lance fought cancer for the past 7 years of his life. Through it all, however, he always had a beaming smile, and would never complain about his pain. He enjoyed the simple things in his life: his time with friends, his family of course, his Lego's, and everyone knew he loved his joke books, because he'd always stop to tell you a joke he liked. Personally, we grew a connection over both of us being members of the "Junior Nation" of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. fans. On my 2nd or 3rd day of work, he spotted my Dale, Jr #88 coffee mug on my work cart, and we started talking about racing. Lance got to meet Dale Earnhardt, Jr back in 2005 through the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
Lance's life left us all a reminder that we should always smile, tell some jokes, and enjoy the simple things in life, no matter what the battles you are going through. He was certainly unique, precious, and unrepeatable, just as the way God made him to be. I feel that God always put Lance in our lives exactly when we needed him. I know there would be some bad moments at work, and as I'm walking through the hallway, Lance would be there. Sometimes he'd tell a joke, other times he'd give me a high-five or a fist bump. Most of the time he'd just ask me what I was up to. Another sign of the simple things in life, being there to lift us up.
God bless you, Lance, and thank you for the ways you touched us all.
- Coach Rick Karboviak
Yes, it has been about 2 weeks since my last blog, and actually, from my last run. That doesn't mean I haven't been getting in any workouts, however. I have had a majority of my workouts from Mother Nature herself, in the form of snow removal. My job at the school has me in charge of removing snow around a building that is mostly done by hand a majority of the time. I've also been on a 15-day consecutive stretch of some form of snow removal, either blowing, scooping, or sweeping. Some days its been over an hour of shoveling work, as I'm all bundled up in heavy clothing to keep me warm. Let's say you burn up quite a sweat, and get in a good, fully body workout by the end of it.
On lighter days, I have been doing 10-20 minute kettlebell workouts with clean & presses, Tabata style, which has been a great staple of my training this winter. I plan to get back into the running groove this week.
This past week has been pretty emotional as well. Our small school, where every kid knows every kid, just lost one of our greatest friends, Lance, a 6th grader. Lance fought cancer for the past 7 years of his life. Through it all, however, he always had a beaming smile, and would never complain about his pain. He enjoyed the simple things in his life: his time with friends, his family of course, his Lego's, and everyone knew he loved his joke books, because he'd always stop to tell you a joke he liked. Personally, we grew a connection over both of us being members of the "Junior Nation" of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. fans. On my 2nd or 3rd day of work, he spotted my Dale, Jr #88 coffee mug on my work cart, and we started talking about racing. Lance got to meet Dale Earnhardt, Jr back in 2005 through the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
Lance's life left us all a reminder that we should always smile, tell some jokes, and enjoy the simple things in life, no matter what the battles you are going through. He was certainly unique, precious, and unrepeatable, just as the way God made him to be. I feel that God always put Lance in our lives exactly when we needed him. I know there would be some bad moments at work, and as I'm walking through the hallway, Lance would be there. Sometimes he'd tell a joke, other times he'd give me a high-five or a fist bump. Most of the time he'd just ask me what I was up to. Another sign of the simple things in life, being there to lift us up.
God bless you, Lance, and thank you for the ways you touched us all.
- Coach Rick Karboviak
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