The Long and Lonely Road

My nightly routine has been to check the weather for the next day to mentally prepare for rain or sun (yeah, right!).  Last night I noticed that the weather report for Friday was looking grim (rain and thunderstorms…come on!).  I made a last-minute decision to do my...

My Left Foot

I’m leery of writing anything about injuries for fear that I might jinx myself.  I have spent a lot of time and effort making sure I made it to race day on August 17th in one piece.  To me, that is the ultimate goal. Whatever happens on race day, happens.  Getting to...
All I Need is Time

All I Need is Time

Okay, so it’s a little embarrassing that my last post was dated March 26.  I had every intention of documenting my Ironman triathlon training, but I didn’t account for one major obstacle…TIME.   I have spent a lot of TIME training. I have spent a lot of TIME...
Will This Winter Ever End?

Will This Winter Ever End?

Okay. I didn’t have any melt downs today…but I am sooooo sick of this cold weather.  I even saw flurries on my way to taking the kids to school today. And the wind…the nasty wind just won’t let up. Anyway, no moaning and groaning on the bedroom...
Melt Down #1

Melt Down #1

I promised myself that this blog wouldn’t always be about the “good stuff.” I wanted to be able to look back after I completed the race and see what I went through (training, emotions, the whole kit, and kaboodle) to get to the finish line. So here goes… Today was a...