First Post....EVER!!!

There is only one "first" of anything. One first kiss, one first love, one first car....you get the idea. Well, this is my very first post as a "blogger". I have read so many blogs over the past year, mostly of aspiring triathletes, accomplished triathletes, and professional triathletes. I have finally decided that it is time to start publishing my life, whether it be hourly, daily, weekly or monthly. Honestly, I don't know if this is something that I will be sticking with or not....I hope that I do.

My goal in starting this blog is to tell the story of me, a 37 year old married man with two beautiful and awesome little girls, as I begin my project compete in an Ironman triathlon, specifically Ironman Arizona 2010. My plan is to not only talk about my training (how far I swam, how difficult my ride was or what a great run I had), but also the ups and downs that come with balancing training, family and work (no I am not independently wealthy or living off of a trust fund). Trust me, there will be ups and downs based on my past experiences with marathon training.

I expect that my experiences will be similar to those of many men and women my age who are looking for something beyond they normal lives. I am not bored with my life, in fact I am very happy with my life. I have an awesome wife who I love immensely, two daughters who I adore and would do anything for, and a dog who is as loyal as they come. No, I just want a new challenge, something that will fulfill my competitive spirit, something that will make me a stronger person both physically and emotionally.

With that said, I officially launch this puppy and hopefully someone, anyone, will read this and possibly get some insight and provide me with some insight into the world of triathlon training and competing. I will try to fill in some gaps about my life as I write each post, i.e. athletic experience, life experience and hopes and dreams.

Training - 7/3/2009:
Swim: 1,250 yds - 23:20 - FYI, in the words of Martin Short, "I am not that strong a swimmer"

• 300 yd. Warm-up
• 10 x 50 swim
• 200 pull
• 250 Cool down

Today was a bit of a recovery day as I have biked or run every day this week (and swam). My knees were feeling it a bit and I thought it would be wise to take it easy today. Tomorrow I am going to try and head out for a 7 - 8 mile run in the evening and maybe get in 2,000 yards in the pool in the afternoon. I'm not sure if I am going to be able to fit it all into my schedule.

Well, that will do it for now. I haven't gotten much sleep the past few nights so I am looking to crash pretty soon if possible. Ciao!