Is this a blog? Maybe, do people still blog? Anyway, this is mainly a place to share my thoughts, training, races, and everything in-between.
I would like to be up front about something, I am not a writer, or a language and grammar expert. If you are picky about proper grammar, and punctuation, then you'll probably be extremely frustrated and angry with any of my posts. Sorry, but this isn't a resume, or something super professional. Most of the time I'm just writing directly from the brain, which, sadly, doesn't work as well as it used to - hello traumatic brain injury. You have been warned 🙂.
Of course, the words, thoughts, and views I post on this site are my own, and they do not represent the views or feelings of anyone, or any organization I might associate myself with. There, warned again 🤗.
The Evergreen Half Marathon was a fantastic race. Great course, high energy, and well supported with hydration and nutrition every two miles. The volunteers were absolutely awesome! It will definitely be on my calendar for however long it's held. I really can't recommend it enough, great for beginners to elites, something for everyone.
Read MoreThe Seattle Marathon is the last race on my 2017 calendar, and my 2018 season probably won't start until like March, if not later.
Do I say screw it and do the marathon, and deal with the ramifications and spend the entire off season working this issues out, or follow the physical therapist's recommendations and not take the risk?
I don't know what to do. The entire reason for doing the Seattle Marathon, was to redeem myself from my Ironman run disaster. But if my leg/feet issue flares up during the marathon, then I'm walking after the first or second hour.
Read MorePost Ironman depression is very real I'm learning. Nine months of non-stop training, it was pretty much a part-time job for me, to suddenly having a blank calendar and a lot of time on my hands. It's a tough adjustment, and you start slipping pretty quickly. It really doesn't help hearing my coach, and tri friends telling me to not do anything for a couple of weeks to recover.
I'm still trying to fight out of this little funk. I'll also admit, it's not just post-Ironman stuff that is knocking me down. Events in my life haven't helped the situation either.
So what do I do?
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