Starting the first week of April, I will be coaching hurdles for our middle school track team. While I've been studying some materials to prepare me for this role, it's still well outside of my comfort zone. Among the things that I've been concerned about is what to wear.
Although I've been assured that my normal school attire is perfectly acceptable for the job, my plan is to go through some of the exercises with the students (although not the hurdles themselves ... I don't want a hospital visit). Thus, I would need to wear something that I could exercise in, but also survive the various conditions that present themselves in the great outdoors. For this reason, the shorts and t-shirts that I wear for my crossfit workouts won't--ahem--work out.
I also don't have much in the way of sweatpants or sweatshirts as wearing them tends to make me feel underdressed rather than comfortable. As I will need to get over my prejudice in this case, I stopped by the local Freddy's today to pick up some outdoor workout clothes. Thankfully, they seem to be replacing the workout section of clothing (usually associated with New Year's resolutions) in favor of summer swimwear (seriously). Not only are sweatpants etc. on clearance, the clearance prices are another 50% off.
I took a bit of a chance on my original set of purchases (as I wasn't going to the fitting room while I had the three boys with me) and decided against getting my usual extra large size in favor of just getting the clothes in large. I am pleased to say that it was an easy gamble. The large size not only fit, but with some room to spare (although I'm not quite daring enough to pick up mediums). This is quite a relief as a couple of years ago, I had been afraid that I would need to move up to XX Large.
Well, now that clothes are out of the way, I just need to worry about the other ... hurdles ... that I need to face in this new coaching position.
Although I've been assured that my normal school attire is perfectly acceptable for the job, my plan is to go through some of the exercises with the students (although not the hurdles themselves ... I don't want a hospital visit). Thus, I would need to wear something that I could exercise in, but also survive the various conditions that present themselves in the great outdoors. For this reason, the shorts and t-shirts that I wear for my crossfit workouts won't--ahem--work out.
I also don't have much in the way of sweatpants or sweatshirts as wearing them tends to make me feel underdressed rather than comfortable. As I will need to get over my prejudice in this case, I stopped by the local Freddy's today to pick up some outdoor workout clothes. Thankfully, they seem to be replacing the workout section of clothing (usually associated with New Year's resolutions) in favor of summer swimwear (seriously). Not only are sweatpants etc. on clearance, the clearance prices are another 50% off.
I took a bit of a chance on my original set of purchases (as I wasn't going to the fitting room while I had the three boys with me) and decided against getting my usual extra large size in favor of just getting the clothes in large. I am pleased to say that it was an easy gamble. The large size not only fit, but with some room to spare (although I'm not quite daring enough to pick up mediums). This is quite a relief as a couple of years ago, I had been afraid that I would need to move up to XX Large.
Well, now that clothes are out of the way, I just need to worry about the other ... hurdles ... that I need to face in this new coaching position.
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