"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving"

seven years ago today i moved into my first west coast address. i was only staying for one year, or so i thought. when i got to the left side i had two 10 milers and a handful of 5k's under my belt. i didn't know what an ironman was and even a marathon was foreign.

today, i moved again. this time it was different.

i checked off "cross training" for this week, each box i packed, unpacked, and repacked had to have counted for something.  i was a mix of emotions and prolonged packing the final box until just this morning.  i remember waking up for the 4:30 am workouts, training for my second marathon, training for my first tri, the 10ks, the half marathons, the ocean swims.  i met my inspirations and became what i learned here in this house.  as i was closing the door one last time at 2456 manhattan ave, i realized that moving really was a lot like training.  its emotional.  its physical.  and the end result most always made it worth the while.

today my runs will have a new starting line, but i'm confident no matter what i'll make it to that finish.