Today was the first meetup for the parkour group I started over at meetup.com. It looked like it was going to be just me for a bit, so I just did some wall jumps, stair running, and some rolls on the grass. After close to 40 minutes, when I was about to hang it up and leave, someone else showed up.
I’m happy to announce that there is now a Columbia Parkour Meetup! I went ahead and registered the group at meetup.com, we’ll see if any other traceurs come out of the woodwork. If I’m going to move forward with things, might as well start with this one.
Despite the demands on my time, I have taken an interest in the sport of Parkour and freerunning lately. I haven’t actually done it yet, but it has caught my eye, and it won’t be too long before I’m trying it out, I’m sure. Yeah, I’ve seen it in the movies (opening sequence of Casino Royale), and seen some of the demo videos online. I’m not kidding myself here - I may never be that good, and that’s not my goal. It just looks cool, and I think it would be a good way to improve my cardio, and maybe lose some weight.
Ok, I didn’t intend to wait and post 4 days worth of material at once, but that’s the way it worked this time. Before I post all this, let me tell you a few things about the information first.
Ok, so now that I’ve started being honest, I mean really honest with myself about things, it’s time to take the next step in this progression. As you may remember, I’ve set several rather large goals for myself to accomplish this year: get my black belt, take the next module of seifukujitsu, write a book/photograph Riverbanks gardens through the year, and finish a first draft, possibly second on my novel. Well, here it is, mid-February, and I’m really only making progress on one of the four goals so far.