Let's get the party started! 

 

Let's just see where I'm at.

The race is 35 days away, so I think today I'll run 2.5 hours and see where I'm with running that long. 

 

Eye opening!

Life’s Journey!

Last Monday Elsie and I were involved in an accident (hit from behind at a red light).

Thankfully, we both have no major injuries. As I was transported to the hospital, thankfully I was not having a heart attack. After all the testing that we did everything looks good. Except two little nodules that they found in my lungs. We will be keeping an eye on those and re-check again in 12 months.

I do have whiplash and my back hurts incredibly bad! However, that will heal with rest, IBP and time.

We all say life is short, and it changes every day how true is that!

Get out and do the of the things you love to do, do the things you wish you could do, the things you dreamed of doing! Keep your circle small with no drama, and help others when you can!

Set your goals high and work to achieve them!

You never know when things could happen, so get out and “live your life!”

Thank you, Ann and Kate, for the incredible flowers for Elsie and me!!

 

Short and long term goals..

This week has started training for the Madison 210.9 that is a half Ironman on Saturday and the full Ironman on Sunday I am so excited for this.

As I was watching my cousin finish her Boston Marathon, I have decided I'm going to try to qualify for the Boston Marathon. As an Ironman Athlete I love Ironman the six disciplines have always intrigued me! 

However, I think after this next one I just might take a little break from the race and see if I can achieve a long time another goal of mine (which I think it's every runner's race) which would be to try and qualify for the Boston Marathon. At the age of 51 I would need to roughly a three hour and 55-minute marathon, I have run a three hour and 45-minute marathon before but that was many, many years ago. I definitely need to work on my run. 

I think that after 15 IRONMAN's I just need a little change, yes, I know this year I'm going to do the half on Saturday and the full-on Sunday and that's a change, but I just need a different change (plus the cost of an Ironman is about 7-900. dollars for the entry fee) is getting out of hand!  

 I know I can swim 2.4 miles like 112 miles and run a marathon however, running an all-out marathon for time is hard to do. I tell people all the time Iron Man is actually easier than doing a marathon, only because you pace yourself at the Ironman, and at the marathon you run your **** off. 

I tell all of my Athletes to write down their short- and long-term goals so that's exactly what I'm doing.

Short term goals work towards the 210.9 long term goal work towards Boston Marathon.