Monday Motivation and Reflection: The Finish Line is the Start Line
Am I finishing... or starting?
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My heart beats a happy beat; IM70.3 Ohio Taper week is here!
I went back to my Dr last night to review my final test results and got the all clear on resuming normal training life as long as I keep on making the modifications I am to my lifestyle and monitor my BP keeping an eye on it. I have one happy heart and now with my Boston Heart Diagnostics results in hand, I am very aware of where I need to focus my lifestyle efforts. If you have never heard of the Boston Heart test, it is a blood work diagnostic which reviews your risks for heart disease and assesses your overall heart health identifying specific areas in which you can improve your markers. It is also very impressive and paints a wonderful picture of your risk for heart disease. I chatted with my coach today and we are on track for a stellar rest of the training cycle to IMFL in November. I am one happy Seashell! With this set back, I am starting a little late in my training but being only 7 weeks in I have more time in front of me than behind me which is a good t...
Ironman after crisis: My heart and courage are put to the test
When I compare my self of today to my self of 2012, when I was in peak condition, I feel like I have failed myself. I promised myself back then that I would never be back here - unfit, overweight and unhappy in my body. Yet, here I am - unfit, overweight and unhappy in my body - and apparently my body is not terribly happy with me either. At this point I would normally hide myself from pictures and people. However not now. I am accepting the me of today, and am putting myself out there for the entire world to see, to bare witness on my transformation and to hopefully continue to inspire others to grab a hold of their health and take ownership of their lives again. Exiting the swim - HOLY JELLYFISH!!! Husband Mike and the other half of Team Mathletes really enjoying the ride Running to the finish - it was HOT, HUMID and I negative split the run by executing smart! Team Mathletes - 40 minute 70.3 relay PR! BOOM! I am on a continual jour...
I do what I want! An adventure in using fitness for fun by having fun to gain fitness.
Do you remember being a child and having your parent tell you to clean your room? Were you the child jumping up, so excited to get it clean or were you like me and would go up to your room only to sit there and play with toys or look through every single thing that you find in an effort to protest, to push back against parental control? Some days I feel like that stubborn child but know that I cannot really get away with throwing a tantrum over the inevitable. In order to be healthy one must adopt healthy habits and work each day on their health. In order to be fit one must adopt the habits that lead to a state of fitness and work each day on fitness. In order to have a clean room one must clean the room. I also know that if I were to just jump right back into hard core training I would quit in a heartbeat. I have been gone for so long that who I was no longer exists... I need to re-start as who I am. I need to embrace TODAY and not be re...