What's With This Kid?

Insane?  Just a single screw loose?  Or is it just a fierce need to compete?  I am not entirely sure.  This morning when my alarm went off at 5:30 AM (after CBT went down the hall at lightning speed at 3:30 going only God knows where because he doesn't remember, but is sure it wasn't a dream), I was pondering all those questions and more (like what am I doing?)  My son, the same one who was determined to go through the entire winter without ever wearing a pair of long pants, had another race this morning.  At race time, it was supposed to be 39 degrees, raining and be at a "it feels like" temperature of 32ish.  I think that is a mark in the insane category.

To be able to compete or practice on the weekends, he must have his chores done, his homework done and he must go to the Saturday worship service if it's a Sunday morning race.  Oh, and get up and whatever ridiculous time without a lot of pulling, dragging, begging, etc.  That may be more in the fierce need to compete, but I'm not sure.

Here's the gang just before the start.  He's in the blue jacket third from the right (with his number duct-taped to his jacket - unconventional to say the least.)  James said the race was as miserable as it sounds like it would be.  (Actually, he said his upper body was not too bad, just he knees hurt with every pedal stroke.  To be clear, it sounded so miserable I wouldn't have started and if someone had forced coaxed me into it, I would have abandoned immediately.)  As we established yesterday, he dad had duty today (but somehow got pace car duty - good for him) so I missed it.  From all accounts James had a great race.  He won the 10-12 age group race and came in 3rd for the 10-14s.  He would be quick to comment that our best 13s and 14s were racing in a men's race later, but still I think he did very well.  

Frazier kids swept the 10-12 podium.  He doesn't have all his screws loose - he did finally put on some long pants - so maybe it is a combination of a need to compete and a few missing screws.