Tin Man...Rusted!

It could have been because I recently increased my weights, but I'm thinking that my struggle in the pool this evening had more to do with not swimming since September.
I lucked out and discovered I had 8 more swims on my pool pass. This was good because it's always hard to pay for those first few sessions in the pool where I feel like they thickened the water and my coordination has been compromised.
The Strumberger's where on hand. They were smooth as silk, except for the few times they had to stop and swat the rust that was falling off me and drifting over into their lanes. Sorry about that.
My shoulders were a tad stiff, my bicepts were a bit sore, and I seemed to have floundered through the workout. It's all good though because it's all part of the process. It's all part of traveling the road to Ironman Louisville.
I just wish the construction on the road would be a little less ...hmm...obvious.
Here's to feeling more fishlike and less rustfilled on my next attempt in the pool.

Peace.

Get Out There!

When I've arrived and I am particpating in Louisville, it will be my day and over 1,000 volunteers will help to make that happen and I intend to pay them back ahead of time. You see, I made it a goal of mine a few years ago to volunteer at, at least one event a year. Well, I didn't meet that goal in the formal sense. Sure, I "volunteered" to help the kids at their events and I "volunteered" to watch the kids at Maggie's events, but it's not the same and I'm not going to pretend it is. The truth is...I actually like volunteering at races. It's exciting and interesting to be on the other side of a race. The perspective of being involved but not as a participant or purely as a fan, all the while knowing you are assisting somebody else have their day is a wonderful feeling.
If it's so great, you ask, why have I dropped the ball with this goal? That's easy...I suck. Really. Like a freakin' Hoover. I'm just sayin'. Sure I have socially acceptable excuses, but c'mon. The bottom line is I failed to deliver. I'm not proud of it, but there it is.
This year is going to be different. I've already started out on the right foot and have assisted a little with the new Grand Rapids Triathlon. I may end up doing more for them as well, but who knows.
I'm looking forward to helping at Johan's Trifest like I did in its first year, and rumor has it, this may be its last.
One of my favorite races is Tri Del Sol. It's a good fit for me. It's in my backyard, the distances are perfect, and I like the course. This year however, it's time for me to be a gracious host and help out.
Unfortunately this is all just talk until the rubber hits the road. Will there be more excuses, or more responsibility and sacrifice in other areas that prevent me from meeting my goal? I don't know, but my intentions are strong, and I hope to be out there. Maybe I'll even be helping you have your day.
Peace.

Tid Bits...What's Now? What's Next?

Now I'm recovering from a trip North with the family where we enjoyed some time with the Shaw family at Avelanch Bay.

Next...redo my Ironman training plan and see what events make the most sense for me to consider for 2011 while leading up to Ironman Louisville.

I'm not scheduled to run for a few weeks now, but I'm a bit concerned about my Achilles still. Although I'm seeing improvements, I'm looking for more.

Weights continue to go well.

Considering starting to swim earlier than orignially planned to work on fitness without running.

A couple tweaks need to be made on my GURU to make it the dream machine that it has the potential to be.

A sincere apology to my loyal readership that I've been behind in providing any kind of thoughtful posts.

Oh...dude, no problem.

Good, what a relief.

Hey, you are interupting our other reader.

Yeah, that's me bonehead. Good thing we have a split personality, otherwise who would we argue with?

Riiiight....schmuck.

Peace.