The last few weeks have been fairly "normal" here in San Diego at the Olympic Training Center. Almost everyone here is wrapping up their 3rd or 4th weeks of training and the days are flying by. The classes that I am hanging out with here at the training center have been steady and are keeping me on my toes. This past Wednesday, I had the opportunity to speak at the 7th Annual South Bay Intergenerational Games . This was the 3rd Generational Games that I have spoken at and I was pleased to meet several people who remembered me from the previous IG Games editions.
The Intergenerational Games are designed to bring together older adults and young students for a series of games designed to promote health and physical fitness. My task was to inspire the kids with stories about the Olympic Games and my experiences as an athlete...as well as promote cooperation, interaction and teamwork through physical activities. My ultimate goal was to try to educate the kids on the importance of nutrition and health education at an early age and how that can translate into lifelong healthy habits. It was a beautiful day and I had the opportunity to hang out and answer 1 on 1 questions with many of the kids and even a few of the "older kids".
Over the next few weeks, I have 2 more classes scheduled at the Olympic Training Center, as well as my 2nd visit to the "shop with a jock". Shop with a Jock is was created by former San Diego Charger Junior Sea, and gives over 200 hundred kids to shop with local professional and Olympic athletes from the San Diego area. Last years event was an enormous success and I'm looking forward to a few more funny stories for this year.
