Lack of Title due to brain inactivity

I hate when I wait so long to post. But most days I feel the stuff that happens everyday, just isn't important enough to write about. But that defeats the purpose of the Blog. So here is what is up.

Triathlon Stuff - Well training was going great... to be honest I was getting faster and going further than ever. (notice the "was" part) The last couple training days have not been good. I was getting into the pool about 3 times a week. That has been down to 1 day a week. And trust me, my last swim was really bad. Biking - I can't even tell you how that is going... I haven't found the time for a long ride yet. Trevor, Brandon and I went out Mothers Day morning, we had a great time... went a little over 20 miles... but it was more of a social event. Running - for the first time ever... I had to slow down and walk during a training run. UGH! That is just not good mentally. It was only a 3 mile run, but I was just not with it. I walked about 1:15, and was still at an 8:02 pace... that is the only upside. Tonight is my long run night... I am scheduled for 70 minutes, and I WILL do it. I need to for confidence and to get back on track. With the schedule that I have it has been hard to stay motivated to train... so... I broke out the Nair and I am trying to at least look the part in hopes of getting me back on track. I must say the Nair is great stuff.

Team Stuff - We are making final decisions on the Big Fish race. I think we have just about everything that we need for the event. It looks like we are going to have a fairly large following out there. we are pretty excited about that.

Personal - Riley's dance is OVER! Thank god. That is one less thing to do... but it will soon be replaced by baseball for her which will be 2 days per week. Cade is in fully swing with baseball already. And this is the last week of soccer. No wonder my training has been so bad. All that, plus the normal things that people have to do. Mow the lawn... I am having some trees taken out and getting my driveway moved. I also have plans for a retaining wall project.

See... lots of stuff but a pretty boring read. I have some other things coming up that will be more interesting. I promise.

Something has to give...

I read a lot of blogs written by triathletes. I am drawn to the race recaps... I love to hear about the race in detail and envision the finish line of an Ironman through someone else's experience. At the end... almost every time... the athlete thanks family and friends for their support. I know that training for an Ironman is an amazing commitment. I am training to race Olympic distance events this year... I am scared out of my mind.

I look at my upcoming schedule and I don't know how it's going to work. I will be at the baseball fields 4 nights a week with my two oldest kids... that is of course after soccer where all three are still playing. As soon as baseball is over... I just learned that youth football practices will be Monday through Thursday for 2 hours. And games on Saturdays... how is this going to work. I am first a dad... an active dad. Not a drop your kid off and leave kind of dad. But I want so badly to go further in my triathlons. I am motivated by our message and what we are doing... I have all this good stuff to do... but will it be at the expense of other good stuff?

I will be an early morning runner soon....

Thrusday 5.1.2008

Lots of things happening... I don't think I have been this excited about the triathlon thing... ever! There are lots of reasons behind it. I am sure it's things like Spring and training, which can be enjoyable after its over. There are several other things that have happened already this yead that makes things more exciting and enjoyable already. We had the article in the OpenAir magazine... today we were interviewed by NBC 25 news, I have been contacted by both Tuscola and Lapeer county newspapers. We have team jerseys on order... shirts... banners... business cards... on order, and all sorts of ideas.

But something struck me today. All those things are great, but lets keep things in perscective. We are always one team member short... There will always be a void for the three of us. But during the interview today... I also realized that triathlon is what is now brining us three together. We were laughing, joking and planning together. Together is the important part. I am excited to spend Sunday mornings with my brothers getting ready to race. I am excited to see them finish... to talk about the big hill that sucked for everyone. Doing things that will make memories. Most of all I am excited that I can spend time with those guys. Everything else... well isn't really all that exciting when put in perspective.