39 days to Ironman Texas. The training is long, the recovery
is longer. Finding balance between fitness, recovery, and food is difficult.
Mood swings have become a weekly occurrence. I write all of this to remind
myself… if there is a next time I sign up for a full ironman. It’s all fun and
games until 6-8 weeks from the race. I’ve reached my fill of selfishness with
regard to my training schedule’s effect on my family time. On my long ride this weekend, I was reminded "why" I do this. I love enjoying nature and breathing God's fresh air. When I ride, I don't have things I "have to" do. On the opposite side of the coin, I swam with a friend at a local lake this weekend. I had a hard time thinking of the "why." The water was cold and the wind was blowing....after the workout I has happy with the outcome...progress was made.
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| Enjoying the wildflowers at mile 60 this weekend. |
On the home front, we have been confronted with another
setback. Just 5 months after moving, we were faced with a rodent problem, rats
that had to be dealt with immediately. Now at 7 months we noticed a swarm of
termites coming from a brick column in the back yard. This is the same brick
column that was driving the dog NUTS, that we mentioned to the pest control
man. We figured it was the rats moving from the house through the breezeway to
the garage. Not so luckyL
Turns out, we have termites in the column and have subsequently found them
along one of the walls of the house that had cottage-like vines growing on it. Today, as I write this blog, I am listening to
the drill that will place chemical along the house. Sometimes I wonder why we
bother with home ownership!
We have a busy weekend coming up. The four of us will
complete our 2nd Bluebell Fun Run 5k. As we run the hills of
Brenham, it will all be worth the challenge when we sit at the finish line eating
“all you can eat” Bluebell Ice CreamJ
Next up will be Thomas’ 2nd triathlon at the Houston Kids Triathlon.
He has started to get anxious about the exciting weekend ahead. I can’t seem to
figure out where he gets this competitive spirit!?!
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| Last year at the Houston Kid's Triathlon with cousins! |
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| Last year at the BlueBell Fun Run |
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