Where have the days gone? It is October 1st. My first race is here and gone. School, work, lessons, planning, training...everything is in full swing and it doesn't seem to have a brake pedal anywhere to be found.
Things have been interesting since post race weekend here. As I said, the school year is in full swing and so balancing teaching and training has been hard. I wanted to do one more race for this season before I clean and rack the bike but I don't think that is in the cards. Balancing time to train in with work and school is tough. I know this is a taste of things to come but at the same time it will be different. Trying to find that balance shall be a challenge though.
After the success of the first race, I cannot wait to get to the next and the next and the next. The entire weekend was absolutely amazing and the support from everyone made it even better. People have been asking what my goal distance is and where I want to be. Ultimately I would like to complete a half Ironman, preferably Miami. Unfortunately there are too many unknowns for me at this point in my life to make a commitment to something that big. First the cost...My bike is too small and needs work, or I need to get a new one. It is $300 to register for the race...travel expenses etc. I also have no idea where I will end up after graduation. This is ok with me though because I do not want to take things too fast. I want to take my time and ensure I am prepared and ready for what I am going to do. I do not want to take too many steps or too big of a step. Next season I step up to an international and then 2015 is a half!
I know I have said it 1,000 times but I can't thank you all enough for the support I have received on this journey. Both from long time friends and people who I have never met in my life. It is incredible and I thank you. I was talking with a friend a few weekends ago and he said "You know man you are just out there doing your thing. You didn't need a pitty party, you didn't need any crazy products, you put in the hard work and you did it up man. Keep going!" My man Heem! Such a stand up guy.
As for Atlantic City....call me selfish but I can't help but be honest and say that I was scanning the entire bike and run course, transition and finish chute for one person. Not to take ANYTHING away from the incredible people who were there in any way shape or form. They were incredible throughout the entire race and I'll never be able to thank them enough. I was looking for one person in particular though...who never did show....guess something came up, or they just decided not to for personal reasons. It sucks but hey I can't do anything about it.
I did have a 5k race last weekend but I will do an entire post on that because it was for a special cause and I have a good bit to say about it. As for now, it is just swimming, biking, and running. I can't wait to get my life back in December when this nonsense is finally over!! I feel like I just wrote a bunch of fluff but didn't really say much in this post. Bottom line is I am having difficult balancing time, can't keep my head straight and I just want to do another race so bad! Other than that, my life is boring right now.
I am going to sign off and try and get it together. Thanks for reading
All for now
Keep FSU and Do It For Yourself
ps. There has been a rule in place for the blog and people ask me why. If you know me in person, you may not ask questions about any of the posts. I have no idea who reads this, it does not tell me who the views are from and unless you drop something in the comments, I have no idea that you were ever here. I appreciate all of the views and love the support, it means the world...There is something to be said about not knowing though. If I knew who all of my readers were, I would tailor posts dependent upon who was reading them. I do not want to do this...I want everything to be there out in the open so that people can see, I am just a real, average guy who is doing this. There will be hardships on the way, however if you keep your eyes on the prize, you will grasp what you are reaching for. If you have asked me a question already and I answered you, no worries, it probably wasn't something that was too big of a deal...just FYI :)
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