A Fun Dr. Appt?

Whoever heard of having fun at a doctor appointment! Well it happened to me. In my advancing years it seems the doctor always wants to do some sort of test or referral and did just that. He sent me to a specialist that tests, lung, fitness, agility, etc. All I can say is that I lucked out when I was referred to Rick White for my testing. It turns out Rick is a long time, although currently retired, dirt bike guy. An old time MX guy! It doesn’t get any better than that. Once we started talking the evaluation and testing took about twice as long as it should have and I had a good time during it all.

Rick told me of his motocross back ground and all the guys he used to ride with. It seems it is a small world since I know a lot of them and still see some of them occasionally. Rick was a lot of fun to listen to because I could tell how much fun he had in those days and how much he missed it by the laughter and stories. He is now devoted to his family and career and hopes to get back to his fitness training soon; he has been swamped with his 2 year old and his job. The guy has a lot of knowledge and information that would benefit anyone training in almost any sport. He gave me a couple of tips I will have to explore.

So we do the testing and Rick told me he had estimated the distance I would cover during the test during the fast paced walking given my age and condition. Happy to report I actually did 160% of his estimate. As a bonus when it was all said and done he told me I had covered 33 laps during the test. I started laughing and he had a puzzled look until he realized what the 33 represented since he and I had discussed the #33 blog. I had no idea of how many laps I had done until I was told at the end.

Could be an omen. #33 (laps)