Under 80 days to race time. Now it's about 9 hard weeks and then a taper. This week was a down week, so I had a few minutes to write  a blog note. I had delusions I'd write more regularly, but life gets filled up pretty quickly. Had a great party for my older brother's 40th birthday the other night. A friend asked about why I was doing this. I told him, I figured if I get this under my belt, my kids will one day learn about it and hopefully realize that anything is possible. Their mom, my wife, is a PhD and I'm working on an Ironman. What's the saying "Impossible is Nothing." So he also asked if going out that night would affect my training. I said "no", I'd be up at 5:30 for 4 hours on the bike, and there I was rolling back by the restaurant where we had the event the next day at the end of my ride...

The week before I garbled my left hip a little on a climb. Anyone who knows Shannock Hill knows the S turn on the Pine Hill Rd side. I must have gotten too tight on the turn and nearly stopped myself and got out of the saddle and yeoowch! Well, the following Sunday was rolling terrain without Shannock hill, but this week we do Punchbowl Trail, another one. I'll hvae to be more conscious this time.

Swim is going well and run numbers are increased well also. Have to go long on a run this week, probably 2- 2:30. Was going to do the Innagural Pvd. Marathon, but time better spent on the bike. I can always run in the dark. Time is truly at a premium with three kids, one under 1 year old, a full-time job, training, and life (what, oh yeah have to mow the lawn to keep the dreaded ticks away).

all for now.

MW