This morning I swam 60 laps in the 25 yard pool at the
Golden Triangle YMCA. That’s 1500 yards for you non-math whizzes. It marks my
first “official” day of training leading up to the Florida Ironman triathlon
which will take place on Saturday, November 2, 2013. Why so early when the 2012
Ironman hasn’t even taken place yet? It is because I have ADHD (Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder for those who don’t know the acronym) and if I
don’t start planning now, I will find myself sometime in September or October
of next year realizing that I got distracted and forgot to do something
essential, like sign up for the event. This way, I can start planning and
training to include registering for the event on the weekend of the 2012 race.
This year I have been floundering personally with no set
goals toward which to direct any training. I tend to be goal oriented and without one, I wander aimlessly. A full
ironman has been on the “bucket list” for a number of years. Completing a half
ironman in 2011 just got me thinking that maybe, just maybe, I could do this.
The thought is both frightening and exhilarating at the same time. Isn’t that
how it is any time one steps out of one’s comfort zone to pursue a daunting challenge?
Why should anyone care? Well, perhaps because we all have
goals, some of which seem like pipe dreams that will remain forever that,
dreams. Using a tripod as an example of stability, I am building my foundation
for this effort on three things: having a goal, determination to see it
through, and accountability. That’s where this blog comes in. I hope to post my
progress weekly so that there will be some accountability in that, whether it is real or not, I will imagine myself to be under scrutiny. I am trying to keep from breaking the
11th commandment. You know the one. It says, “Thou shalt not kid
thyself”.
My plan, and this blog, will undoubtedly evolve as the weeks
and months pass. I have no idea where I will be November 2, 2012. Perhaps
standing on a beach with thousands of other crazy people about to charge into
the water. We make our plans, but truly God holds the future. It should be
interesting.
Won’t you join me? If you have a goal that you have wanted
to achieve but never quite found the incentive that would get you up and moving
toward it, perhaps we can travel this road together, me toward my goals, you
toward yours. It doesn’t have to be a triathlon. Because that floats my boat
doesn’t mean it has to float yours.
And to think it all began with a cold shower. More on that
later. Until next week’s post…...
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