I'M A BLOGGING NEWBIE, MY FRIENDS.
BUT I'VE BEEN PLANNING TO START THIS PROJECT FOR A WHILE.
NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR ME TO START THIS- FOR MANY REASONS...
WHAT REASONS, YOU ASK?
WELL, I'LL TELL YA- BECAUSE I'M STARTING MY COACHING WEBSITE AS WE "SPEAK",
ANNNND I'M STARTING A NEW YEAR OF TRAINING, RACING, & COACHING! YAY!!!
I THINK IT'S ALSO APROPOS, AT THIS TIME, TO DO A "SUM UP" OF 09, BEFORE THE YEAR ENDS.
OKAY, SO, HERE GOES;
2009 WAS A ROLLER-COASTER RIDE, FOR SURE. HERE'S THE "SHORT LIST"...
- I LEFT A JOB, LOST A JOB, & THEN GOT A NEW JOB
- I LOST 1 FRIEND, MADE NEW AMAZING FRIENDS, & RECONNECTED WITH SOME OLD FRIENDS
- I DID 2 MARATHONS, (LAKE PLACID MARATHON & NYC MARATHON)
- I COMPLETED MY 9 + 1 QUALIFICATIONS FOR GUARANTEED ENTRY TO NYC MARATHON 2010. YAY!
- I COACHED A FEW AMAZING ATHLETES TO THEIR VERY SUCCESSFUL COMPLETIONS OF VARIOUS
MARATHONS, HALF MARATHONS, AND SPRINT TRIATHLONS!
- I VOLUNTEERED AT IRONMAN LAKE PLACID! IT...WAS...AWESOME! (I DID SOMETHING ELSE THERE TOO)
- AND I DID A BUNCH OF FUN NYC THINGS THAT I LOVE TO DO, AND SOME FUN STUFF THAT I'VE
ALWAYS WANTED TO DO, BUT NEVER HAD BEFORE (IE: THE MERMAID PARADE ON CONEY ISLAND,
RODE THE CYCLONE, SAW THE PHILHARMONIC IN CENTRAL PARK, WENT ON THE FERRIS WHEEL @
THE TIMES SQUARE TOYS-R-US!, WENT TO SOME MUSEUMS, AND SPENT QUALITY TIME WITH
FRIENDS!
I THINK THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERS IT.
SO, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU- MY TRAINING HAS FALLEN OFF TRACK SINCE NYC MARATHON.
I ALWAYS TRY TO AVOID/IGNORE/DENY THE INEVITABLE POST-SEASON FUNK- BUT, IT ALWAYS ALWAYS SEEMS TO FIND ME, UNFORTUNATELY.
SO, I FINALLY GAVE IN TO IT, (JUST A BIT), OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT FACT, BUT NEVERTHELESS, THERE IT IS, IN BLOG & WHITE.
THE ONLY REASON I'M NOT COMPLETELY FREAKING OUT ABOUT BEING OFF TRACK, IS BECAUSE I HAVE A BIG 2010 RACING SEASON ON TAP.
NOTE: IT MITE NOT SEEM LIKE A "BIG" SEASON COMPARED TO SOME OF THE AMAZING (AND POSSIBLY SUPERHUMAN) ATHLETES I'VE MET & GOTTEN TO KNOW THIS PAST YEAR, BUT, IT'S A "BIG" SEASON BY MY STANDARDS.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW LATER.
SO, WITH THAT, I THINK I'LL WRAP UP THIS INAUGURAL BLOG OF MINE...
TTYL
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