Dumbest kid at the track, or smartest?

From my almost-daily diary (www.ChainReaction.com/diary.htm) a couple weeks
ago. Something people with kids might get a kick out of. --Mike--

05/27/07- DON'T KNOW IF HE'S THE DUMBEST KID AT THE TRACK, OR THE SMARTEST.
It was quite a day for Kevin (my 14-year-old) at the track, open for only
the second weekend after having been closed for several months while the
infield is being reconstructed. Only about 10 kids out there this time,
probably because people got out of the habit while the track was shut down
(normally, they run the program for 10-15 year old kids on the 1st & 3rd
Sundays of each month).

After grouping the kids according to their speed (determined by running 500
meter time trials), Kevin found himself in a group of 5... 4 boys and one...
girl. One of those 14 or 15-year-old girls that Kevin complains there aren't
enough of riding bikes. They ran a 12-lap (4 kilometer) scratch race, with a
sprint halfway through, and another at the end. So what does Kevin do? He
rides at the front, pushing the pace, and quickly gets rid of the other 3
boys. That leaves... just the girl, sitting in Kevin's draft, enjoying the
ride. From the infield, it was almost laughable. There's Kevin, pulling this
other rider around the track (who happened to be a girl), with everyone,
including Dad, knowing exactly how this plays out. How it should play out is
for the two of them to work together, making sure the other three riders
don't have a chance to catch up, and then going for it shortly before the
sprint.

But how it does play out is determined by a 14-year-old boy publicly
demonstrating a combination of pride, ignorance and a desire to show off in
front of a girl. I yell at Kevin, even other people were yelling at Kevin to
pull off the front and let her do a bit of work. Didn't matter. Kevin just
stayed at the front. And then, with just three laps to go, she decides (for
reasons unfathomable) to take a turn at the front. And, just as surprisingly
(or maybe not by now), Kevin won't let her come around.

And, of course, it plays out as expected at the end. with just under half a
lap to go, she pulls around Kevin for the win. Technically, Kevin still won
the race, because the officials claim she "chopped" him in the sprint,
coming down across him, but it looked pretty clean to me, and Kevin didn't
think she did anything wrong. No surprise there.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

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"Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:

From my almost-daily diary (www.ChainReaction.com/diary.htm) a couple weeks
ago. Something people with kids might get a kick out of. --Mike--

05/27/07- DON'T KNOW IF HE'S THE DUMBEST KID AT THE TRACK, OR THE SMARTEST.
It was quite a day for Kevin (my 14-year-old) at the track, open for only
the second weekend after having been closed for several months while the
infield is being reconstructed. Only about 10 kids out there this time,
probably because people got out of the habit while the track was shut down
(normally, they run the program for 10-15 year old kids on the 1st & 3rd
Sundays of each month).

After grouping the kids according to their speed (determined by running 500
meter time trials), Kevin found himself in a group of 5... 4 boys and one...
girl. One of those 14 or 15-year-old girls that Kevin complains there aren't
enough of riding bikes. They ran a 12-lap (4 kilometer) scratch race, with a
sprint halfway through, and another at the end. So what does Kevin do? He
rides at the front, pushing the pace, and quickly gets rid of the other 3
boys. That leaves... just the girl, sitting in Kevin's draft, enjoying the
ride. From the infield, it was almost laughable. There's Kevin, pulling this
other rider around the track (who happened to be a girl), with everyone,
including Dad, knowing exactly how this plays out. How it should play out is
for the two of them to work together, making sure the other three riders
don't have a chance to catch up, and then going for it shortly before the
sprint.

But how it does play out is determined by a 14-year-old boy publicly
demonstrating a combination of pride, ignorance and a desire to show off in
front of a girl. I yell at Kevin, even other people were yelling at Kevin to
pull off the front and let her do a bit of work. Didn't matter. Kevin just
stayed at the front. And then, with just three laps to go, she decides (for
reasons unfathomable) to take a turn at the front. And, just as surprisingly
(or maybe not by now), Kevin won't let her come around.

And, of course, it plays out as expected at the end. with just under half a
lap to go, she pulls around Kevin for the win. Technically, Kevin still won
the race, because the officials claim she "chopped" him in the sprint,
coming down across him, but it looked pretty clean to me, and Kevin didn't
think she did anything wrong. No surprise there.

Huh, pride and / or hormones. Nice that he's out there trying it out. I imagine
you've tried to explain it to him since then, right?

--
tanx,
Howard

Never take a tenant with a monkey.

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:42:03 -0700, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote:

From my almost-daily diary (www.ChainReaction.com/diary.htm) a couple weeks
ago. Something people with kids might get a kick out of. --Mike--

05/27/07- DON'T KNOW IF HE'S THE DUMBEST KID AT THE TRACK, OR THE SMARTEST.
It was quite a day for Kevin (my 14-year-old) at the track, open for only
the second weekend after having been closed for several months while the
infield is being reconstructed. Only about 10 kids out there this time,
probably because people got out of the habit while the track was shut down
(normally, they run the program for 10-15 year old kids on the 1st & 3rd
Sundays of each month).

After grouping the kids according to their speed (determined by running 500
meter time trials), Kevin found himself in a group of 5... 4 boys and one...
girl. One of those 14 or 15-year-old girls that Kevin complains there aren't
enough of riding bikes. They ran a 12-lap (4 kilometer) scratch race, with a
sprint halfway through, and another at the end. So what does Kevin do? He
rides at the front, pushing the pace, and quickly gets rid of the other 3
boys. That leaves... just the girl, sitting in Kevin's draft, enjoying the
ride. From the infield, it was almost laughable. There's Kevin, pulling this
other rider around the track (who happened to be a girl), with everyone,
including Dad, knowing exactly how this plays out. How it should play out is
for the two of them to work together, making sure the other three riders
don't have a chance to catch up, and then going for it shortly before the
sprint.

But how it does play out is determined by a 14-year-old boy publicly
demonstrating a combination of pride, ignorance and a desire to show off in
front of a girl. I yell at Kevin, even other people were yelling at Kevin to
pull off the front and let her do a bit of work. Didn't matter. Kevin just
stayed at the front. And then, with just three laps to go, she decides (for
reasons unfathomable) to take a turn at the front. And, just as surprisingly
(or maybe not by now), Kevin won't let her come around.

And, of course, it plays out as expected at the end. with just under half a
lap to go, she pulls around Kevin for the win. Technically, Kevin still won
the race, because the officials claim she "chopped" him in the sprint,
coming down across him, but it looked pretty clean to me, and Kevin didn't
think she did anything wrong. No surprise there.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

He obviously got her attention.

Did he get her phone number?

Ron

Ron

Effect pedal demo's up at http://www.soundclick.com/ronsonicpedalry

He obviously got her attention.

Did he get her phone number?

Kids don't do email anymore, and almost don't do phones, except for text
messaging. Seems like it's all myspace now. Sad, but true.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com


"RonSonic" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:42:03 -0700, "Mike Jacoubowsky"

wrote:

From my almost-daily diary (www.ChainReaction.com/diary.htm) a couple
weeks
ago. Something people with kids might get a kick out of. --Mike--

05/27/07- DON'T KNOW IF HE'S THE DUMBEST KID AT THE TRACK, OR THE
SMARTEST.
It was quite a day for Kevin (my 14-year-old) at the track, open for only
the second weekend after having been closed for several months while the
infield is being reconstructed. Only about 10 kids out there this time,
probably because people got out of the habit while the track was shut down
(normally, they run the program for 10-15 year old kids on the 1st & 3rd
Sundays of each month).

After grouping the kids according to their speed (determined by running
500
meter time trials), Kevin found himself in a group of 5... 4 boys and
one...
girl. One of those 14 or 15-year-old girls that Kevin complains there
aren't
enough of riding bikes. They ran a 12-lap (4 kilometer) scratch race, with
a
sprint halfway through, and another at the end. So what does Kevin do? He
rides at the front, pushing the pace, and quickly gets rid of the other 3
boys. That leaves... just the girl, sitting in Kevin's draft, enjoying the
ride. From the infield, it was almost laughable. There's Kevin, pulling
this
other rider around the track (who happened to be a girl), with everyone,
including Dad, knowing exactly how this plays out. How it should play out
is
for the two of them to work together, making sure the other three riders
don't have a chance to catch up, and then going for it shortly before the
sprint.

But how it does play out is determined by a 14-year-old boy publicly
demonstrating a combination of pride, ignorance and a desire to show off
in
front of a girl. I yell at Kevin, even other people were yelling at Kevin
to
pull off the front and let her do a bit of work. Didn't matter. Kevin just
stayed at the front. And then, with just three laps to go, she decides
(for
reasons unfathomable) to take a turn at the front. And, just as
surprisingly
(or maybe not by now), Kevin won't let her come around.

And, of course, it plays out as expected at the end. with just under half
a
lap to go, she pulls around Kevin for the win. Technically, Kevin still
won
the race, because the officials claim she "chopped" him in the sprint,
coming down across him, but it looked pretty clean to me, and Kevin didn't
think she did anything wrong. No surprise there.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

He obviously got her attention.

Did he get her phone number?

Ron

Ron

Effect pedal demo's up at http://www.soundclick.com/ronsonicpedalry