missing what isn't gone yet...

when i decided to start this blog a few weeks short of a year ago, it seemed that ironman st george was so far in the future that not having a training session to log wasn't a thought in my mind. the time has now come where in less than one month i will either have crossed that finish line by midnight or i will not.  i will no longer have an ironman on my calendar or one to blog about. 

it all seemed so distant until this weekend.  suddenly it felt close. the counter reads 25 days and 18 hours.  25 days?!!!  shit. 



TEAM GT....MY TRI FAMILY



i traveled to henderson, nevada this weekend for two days of a four day GPP endurance camp. due to work  i could only go half time, working thing? WAY overrated.  i drove up friday night after getting a late start, (don't even ask why)  i arrived at the hotel at midnight and was looking forward to the 7 am wake up call.  

the swim saturday morning... it was cold, it was choppy, and the self doubt was alive and in my head.  then it happened, i got in the water and felt amazing.  i'm not fast, never claimed to be.  but i wasn't fast when i ran my first 10k either.  so i'll wait.  very patiently.  i didn't freak out and don't laugh (okay go ahead) somehow justin biebers "never say never" found a way into my head.  and the bieber fever got me all the way to the number 6 buoy and back. 

then it was  back to the hotel, rest up, and  hit the road for an afternoon BRICK (this is a ride followed by a run, the idea is to get your legs prepared for the mean things you plan to do to them later in the actual race) we did  30 miles on the bike then 22 minutes out and 20 minutes back on the run.  all in awesome company.  then it was back on the bike for the ride home.  numb toes were alive and kicking but not wearing socks seems to help.  the swim on sunday was a quick 30 minutes followed by a long ride of about 50 miles.  it was goodbye to all the amazing old and new members of the tri family and on the road back to la la land.  it was all so quick.  to quick. 

as for the blog updates, i might decide to just keep going with it.  after all nothing is truly over, with every journey there is another adventure, with every step there is another finish line. and well new york is only 6 months away!

happy training.