Saddened

After my last weak post about the pressure work is putting on me, I find out that four of my co-workers are losing their jobs tomorrow. I am disappointed in myself for not giving God the thanks he deserves for protecting my job and allowing me to provide for my family. He has always looked out for me and sometimes I don't feel as if I deserve his blessings. I should in fact be more thankful that I am able to fulfill my one true desire in life- providing for my family and keeping them safe.

I pray for the four people that are losing their jobs and the many more that are currently looking for employment.  I am saddened by the turn in the economy and pray that our new administration can somehow turnaround our ailing financial nation. 

God Bless.

Draining on training

Work is really getting in the way of my training. I think I may have to become self sufficiently rich in order to pursue my real life. 

Ok, until that happens, I will need to deal with it. 

First race is March 15th. How did that get here so fast? Self-doubt is creeping in. Hopefully I am ready.

A day on the bike. Only hit 30 miles today. Still testing my legs. Felt strong and my favorite girls stopped by to snap a few photos of me. It was beautiful, about 68 degrees and skies were blue. 

Ironman now?

Probably not, but still working on it. This is me today prior to my bike ride. 190 lbs and dropping. Hopefully I will be 185 for the Ironman in May. 

My father said to me today that he could run but he would need a sports bra. I can relate. See before photo (aka Man-Boob photo).

Stay tuned.... more to come.

Ironman???? uh, No.

This is how I started the Quest. Me at 225 lbs- Little more round than your typical Triathlete. OK, a lot more round. But I have been working hard and shed over 30 lbs.

I will post my pre-race 190 lb pics soon.
Training has resumed. I am trying to take it easy as my calf is still giving me some trouble. Tomorrow- 30+ miles on the bike and Sunday- 6 miles running.

A.F.N. Adios for Now.

Damaged

I have been training very hard and I am getting close to my first Tri. Go to http://www.buttar.com/events/triathlon/WildmanTri/index.htm to take a look at the venue. 

Unfortunately, I have been pushing myself too hard and have injured my right calve and possibly knee. I decided to take a week to recover after my rest week. I built 2 weeks of recovery time for illness or injury into my so called 16 week training plan. So far I used one of them as I felt that pushing myself forward would have done more damage than good. 

I restart tomorrow and will try to hold myself back from pushing so hard. I am having withdrawals and want to get back to training. I tried to substitute weight training for biking and running, but that does not provide the endorphins I have become used to.

Ready to start a REVOLUTION- hint of things to come!