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Hogpen Weekend, Polar Bear 5k, and Resting

Right now I am taking a break from training. A mandated two day break. After a few weeks of continued decline in workouts and training, it’s needed. I am fixated on one question. How could I forget what I am like without training to take the edge off my personality? I am absolutely impossible to live with. Impossible. And I’m just talking about me living with me. Who knows what’s running through the heads of my nearest and dearest. So January has been fun, busy ,and very stressful. I will focus on the training end since this is a triathlon …

Disney Half, Etc.

Fundraising is tough!! Wow, I only have the utmost respect for those people who constantly do this as part of your job etc. I HATE bugging people about things like this, which is ironic, since I am in sales. But that it what I must continue to do.. until you donate. Then you are exempt from my pleas. Sorry. At first I thought it would be extremely easy. Just put the word out and surely everyone would be happy to throw 5 bucks or so in. But I am thinking about it and seeing why it doesn’t always happen. I …

2012 Begins…

Lots of exciting changes in 2012! Look like John and I are going to be more involved in our tri club next year. Actually a LOT more involved. More on that to come, but suffice it to say I have been working very hard over the holidays! So far just a few of the main things I have been helping with are the 2012 training schedules, lining up club sponsorships, and putting together a more formalized race team. All very exciting stuff! I’ve been trying to do as much as possible before ‘real’ work starts and I only have nights …

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Type A Plus : ‘Be-er’ versus ‘Doer’

My fellow Type A kindred spirit…. Type A from Wikipedia: “The theory describes a Type A individual as ambitious, aggressive, business-like, controlling, highly competitive, impatient, preoccupied with his or her status, time-conscious, and tightly-wound. People with Type A personalities are often high-achieving “workaholics” who multi-task, push themselves with deadlines, and hate both delays and ambivalence.” I decided to do some ‘research’ and take a test to determine personality type. The following was one of the questions with which you were to indicate how strongly you agree: “Unless you are walking with a destination in mind, you are losing time.” Yes! Someone finally …

Fear of the Off Season: How it all began

I have always had an all or nothing personality. Which is probably why I hate the word ‘off – season.’ Because I’m scared of the shift from the ‘all’ to the ‘nothing’ In fact, I really haven’t taken a significant break since I began. I started really ‘training’ to run (defined as stringing together at least three runs a week together for several weeks at time) in the fall of2008 when I had a random goal of doing a marathon. I was about to turn 27 and although I had been involved in sports my whole life, and was a …

2012- Looking Ahead

Ahh there is nothing more exciting than looking ahead to the next year and the next season. The sky is the limit, anything could happen, and until I actually plunk down the money and register, I can Say I’m doing any race I want! Challenge Roth? Sure that would be fun. Ironman Cozumel and or New Zealand? Definitely want to hit those. Kona, of course, now that I’m in there is the draw of immediately re-qualifying. Surely there must be a back-door way into Arizona, Florida… and I’m sure I’ll be up for doing it and will have endless amount …