I spent yesterday working at the finish line of Ironman Louisville again this year. Again, it was motivating to see people accomplish this athletic feat. But it also left me thinking, “Why do I find this fun again?” When you see people collapsing, vomiting, delirious and unable to walk - it requires some inner-searching.
But I’ll say that I was more motivated than deterred. So, Nikki and I signed up for the race next year. I’m excited because it was a lot of fun to train side-by-side for Ironman Wisconsin last year.
The other thought I kept having yesterday - What in the world have I got myself into? Saturday will start my “Living Well, Challenge“.
It will be interesting to see what I have to say Saturday night after finishing the Iron-distance triathlon (Great Illini) and realize I still have 260ish miles to ride and another marathon to run in the next 7 days. If you want to keep track of what’s going on here are a few ways:
youtube.com/endurancebasecamp –> I plan on uploading video updates each day
twitter.com/ditschfitness –> I’ll be txt tweets all the time, follow me and receive the txt’s
facebook.com (my profile) –> check in with friends on blackberry fairly often on my page
I’m also looking at setting up a gps tracking site, which will track my blackberry as I travel along the highways of Illinois and Indiana. When I get that finalized I’ll share here.
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I want to give a little shout out here to Nikki, Lake City Marathon and my parents. All three have helped me out to financially leave my clients for a week and do this adventure. I also want to thank all of my clients (coaching and personal training) who are willing to put up with my craziness and let me be absent from the studio for a week.
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