November Already ? Really...

Well Blogworld, I again have been absent from you for a long time.

Somewhere down deep, I remember my Mom saying " If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all".  I would paraphrase to change that to "positive".
Hence the absence.

My favorite time of year has not gone exactly as expected. But I think it has been a true test of my committment and dedication. And you know how I love the tests! The truth is when all is said and done, any change needs to be for yourself and you are the only one who can do that.

Livestrong Challenge Austin 2012

I survived ! Ok, while I have spent many years telling the BabyDaddy that he just sits down for his sport, there seem to be some tricks to that sport of cycling.
1. There are others nearby WHILE you do it.
2.They are really close.
3. Cars travel within feet of your body.

All of that aside , I had a mostly great time with more than 4000 others doing the same. There were people from all over the world doing the same. I was not the biggest which is something a fat person looks for first. I had the free beer and wish I had two, LOL. ( And I don't even like beer).
Another personal win, another opportunity to show, "Yes, I can" .

Daily Grind.....

This is really where it happens. While it is lots of fun, to have a race bib,  packet pickup, Facebook postings of recent "badassness"....that is not the important part really. The daily get up and go do something is hard, after work , after not enough sleep. You get the idea. What you continue to do when there is nobody watching you or for that matter yelling at you. That's my favorite part you might remember.

So I am spending time planning: what I do each day, changing the plan and trying to cover all the bases so to speak and allowing for rest and recovery as well. That is harder than you might think, but that is the page I am on , so I plan on bringing it.


UP NEXT !!!

It is race week here! The Rock n Roll Marathon comes to town. My amazing daughter is participating in the Half Marathon ...13.1 miles she has trained hard for . I made certain to be off for this event. My daughter it seems has the tightest leg muscles imaginable and I am sure I will be stretching her legs on some random sidewalk downtown for a while that morning. Additionally I will be giving the verbal pregame portion ,with everything I can remember to tell her.

I got so wrapped up in Marathon Mania, I signed up for a new somewhat lesser participatory level. The Rock n Roll Mini Marathon. Yes, really. I wish it was called an "almost 5K". But it is not , so I will go after it and do my best as this is a sports medicine doctor approved distance for me  . And I get to participate with the before mentioned awesome daughter, at least a little.

More to follow SOON !!!!