Ironman Arizona and Family

Well, it looks like I'm not doing Arizona and maybe not another Ironman for a while.  After talking with Nicole I realized that although it would've been awesome for her and Adiya to be there, the expense was just too great and with wanting to have another child I had to get my priorities in check.  Even though I'm a coach and can write much of what I do off, it still falls under spending money.  I'm not a fan of charge cards so I'm not going down that road again.  I know many who charge their lives away and that's just not for me....at least not anymore. I used to do that and paid for it dearly and so I avoid it at all costs.  I will still continue to train, compete in shorter races and that are local.  If I ever do another Ironman it will be one that we can drive to.  I've done plenty and I'm just in a difference place in my life and the sport means something different to me than it does to other people.  I'll just continue to develop my training knowledge and work with others to reach their goals.  Stay tuned!

I'm Certified!

Passed my usat certification so now I'm legit right?:)

USAT Certification weekend

Day 2 of my USAT cert and it's going pretty good.  Didn't learn much from the running portion but the nutrition, psychology and physiology portion was interesting.  What I have taken away so far is that I have learned more than I thought over the years.  Not being a buyer of every written word has been important over the years. Way too many people can recite what they read, but have no idea how to apply that info and get others to understand what it means.

Missy Nicole and Adiya so I can't wait to get home.

Amazing

I'm amazed how how much people have to say and yet they remain uninvolved.

Trayvon Martin

While some of my posts got the fires started, I also learned a lot about people.  Some have great opinions but because of how society is, they are afraid to voice them.  Some have opinions without substance which does nothing to further progress for the good.  Trayvon's death was senseless and Zimmerman should never be allowed to own a gun.  Well the law says he's allowed but he isn't responsible enough in my mind to own one.  The law is the law no matter if we agree or not.  What we should be doing is looking around and seeing if we can make a dent in how this world works.  Make a difference wherever you can.

Race Week!

Well, I'm racing this weekend, but I'm more excited about the progress and speed my runners are gaining.  I love it when a plan comes together even when many don't get it.  I'm going to go hard and see what happens.

Too Serious!

I love this multisports thing, but so many people are way too serious.  The talk like the understand it all and their verbiage sounds good but maybe they are just gifted and that's why they are good.  Maybe they put everything else in their life second and that's why they are good.  Who knows, but I'm on a mission to prove you can put your family and friends first and still kick butt.  Ooops, I just put it on paper so now it's time to get going.  LORD!