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Chase Down Nike
Taking gymnastics rocks so hard that I might puke (seriously).
Tonight they put me on the stunt wires.
This was clearly the most awesome moment of my life. I”™m finally starting to get somewhere with the skills I”™m learning.
And, I was pulling out the old run-up-the-wall back tuck a la Jackie Chan. (This is easier than a standing tuck. ”¦Unless for some reason it”™s a trick that you don”™t mesh with.) Trust me when I say that it looked exactly like The Matrix, except there were no leather jumpsuits involved. And I do my own stunts.
Last week, one of the coaches threw a back handspring to demo for his class and my coach shook his head and said, “72.”¯
As in, “that guy is 72 years old.”¯ If I had thought about it, I might have guessed 50.
There really is a reason that so many people stick to, nay, swear by, gymnastics, yoga and martial arts. If you don”™t know what I”™m talking about, then you”™re missing out.
One day soon I am going to be so good at tumbling. I swear it.
Related: Gnastics.
Relatedx2: Everyone's favorite "Just Do It" headband.
PS: The Shade loves that headband photo. And pink lemonade. (I swearxinfinity!)
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