Here you go just watch it and think of the words and not who is saying them.
"It's not about how hard you can hit, it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward." -Rocky Balboa-
Why an Ironman race.
I guess the question that people look at me is ask is “Why in the hell do you want to do that? That is impossible! “ Really I get that. Or I get the look and indifference of it. It funny when you think about it. I try just to look at it and say what the hell why not.. I t makes me think well ok now you have to do it. You have to push and see what you can do now. How far can you push? How far can you go? Well I can say I will go all the way.. Just like the phoenix Tat that I have .. I will rise to the challenge and do this..
Because I can and will.. Just like William Ernest Henley says in his poem Invictus.. “ I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.
It is a mind game that I have to win .. It is easy to give up , to submit to doubt. To say I cannot do this.. and what will I think of myself tomorrow and the next day. The funniest part I fear most is failure.. Failure to complete the race , Failure to start.. Failure to meet my expectation of myself.
What the hell am I thinking? Random stuff
Ok so I get ideas … some good some not so good.. Well Now I am thinking that I need to do my tri this year.. Ok so not just a Tri but a half Ironman.. I think I am going to try and train for a full but run a half. I joined the YMCA .. One because it is close and to because it is cheaper than the other health club that I was at. I went online and found the Beginner Triathlete site that has plans as well as support. I still use my TraingPeaks but for this race I feel this will give me the most help. If you are thinking about a tri then I would start here.
I have most of my stuff that I need and with all the running that I need to do what the hell why not. I can only fail if I do not try. Besides I am tired of being tired .. I need to loose some of this weight that I keep bitching about but do noting to get it gone..I looked and found a race in MD that is close and the full and 1/2 Ironman distance. ChesapeakeMan Endurance Festival. This one looks like a real kick in the butt kinda race.. All I need to do is take inventory of my old tri stuff figure out what I need and make it all happen. I mean the race is in Sep 2013 so I have time.. Not much but some time to make this happen.
I saw this and it make you think I want that..
and this one I will do that
The Day after
No matted how you feel about the election.. We all need to work this out together.. We need to pull together as a nation and remember what the founding idea was.. So today it is not about who you voted for but where do we go from here as a nation and people.. .
One of my favorite poems.
I love the words in this poem..
Invictus
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
By William Ernest Henley
Well had a bit of a panic attack today
So I ran last night.. run was slow.. and the pups ran with me so they were all over the place last night.. anyway I did not load my data from my Garmin 205 gps into my log. I woke up and was going to perform the upload and my Garmin died. Panic attack big time.. I have had this thing for years now and it has never failed me.. and today it did , well I thought so.. Thank god for youtube. I found a guy that gave some tips on how to fix the issue with a hard reset.. It did fix the issue and my workout from last night was still there. I need to keep an eye on this one now.. I am going to start looking for a new / used Garmin. I am sure that I want a 610 but that is some bucks.. Not sure if I am going to invest in that one yet.. we shall see what a ebay/ craigslist turns up.
A new season
I am determined to make this season of training my best. I am going to run a few races that I have been on my radar for some time. Some of these have been on for a few years now, the Shamrock in Virginia beach VA as well as a North Face challenge 50K. GORUCK BALTIMORE is this on for this year. If you do not know what that is on my links page and see the fun that I am going to have. I really good friend of mine is going to do this one with me. In the process of doing these runs I am raising money for the Green Beret Foundation. I am going to try and raise 5k for the shamrock run and the 50k. We shall see how that goes. in 2011 I only raised 600 for the foundation. I just need to make the time and put the work in. Wish me luck.