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Monday, February 18, 2008

Stroller Striding Kicked My Butt

When Amanda told me that husbands were allowed for free today at Stroller Strides I thought that all of us husbands would be sitting at Starbucks schmoozing over a refreshing Vanilla Bean Frappucino while we watched our wives sweating it out at the mall with Strollers in hand. As soon as I showed up and was handed an elastic rope with handles on it, I knew that I was in for something else. In the hour that we were there this morning, we stretched, power-walked, lunged, squatted and pulled a few muscles that haven't been used, well, ever.

By the end I was crying Mercy and was so tired that I finally got my wish, a refreshing rest at Starbucks with all of the other mothers and fathers (and babies!) I've felt the pain of the workout since this morning and each step that I take in the house is not a pleasant one at all.

So what lesson did I learn from my experience this morning? My wife who just had a baby three months ago can outlast, outwit and outplay me. Touché.