Who knew?
The other night I was watching the Olympics and became very very sad...
There are not many people that know of one of the greatest achievements in my life. I too was like so many of those wonderful competitors that are currently realizing their dream of being a Olympian.
For many years I was a competitive shooter. I shoot in hundreds of competitors and won many many medals, money and even turkeys I loved the sport so much. I still have all of the record books that have my name in them and all of the medals are tucked away in a small bag that I put keepsakes in. The story was that I was the state champion of California. I had finally made the top ranks and was so proud of myself. I was unaware that because I had finally joined the ranks of the elite that I would receive an invitation to compete for the Olympic team. The letter that was sent to me inviting me to the prestigious event happened to get lost in the mail and I was not notified until the day of the event. The event was held at the training camp in Colorado Spring, Colorado. My parent unfortunate were not made of money and had to give me the heart braking news that I would be unable to attend.
Needless to say I was crushed. I had worked so many year to achieve the status in hopes that one day I would have the chance to call myself and Olympian. I guess all things happen for a reason and if I would have gone down that path who knows where I would have been today.
After sitting and reminiscing about my years shooting I pulled out my rife to show someone and really began to think about the role that shooting played in my life. After thinking about it and remembering how much fun I had doing it I am considering picking it back up again. I know that the local chapter is still around and I many even be able to join up with the adult league that used to shoot oh Wednesday nights. I am going to do some research and see what I come up with. I would love to have the thrill of competing again.
I have also considered looking for a Triathlon that consists of shooting, running and swimming. I really enjoyed competing in the triathlon and think it would be an even bigger thrill to combine both sports. Humm. I guess we will have to see.
On another front. Little Girl has found her voice. Today was the first official day that she was talking up a storm to both Mike and I. It was too cute.
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