then and now...

I started this blog as a way to keep myself accountable and track progress... i was sure the novelty would wear off quickly, but because of the support of awesome bloggers such as you, you and yes, even you, I now have almost two year's worth of history to look back upon. It's certainly been useful when I'm feeling low or lacking motivation.

Below is a list of things that I'd written in the past... a then and now point of view.

• June 14, 2008 - "Not sure that a triathlon would ever be in my future..." - Proud to be wrong on this one!! I completed two this past summer, and can't wait until next season already! I've already put the dates in my training plan spreadsheet for next season's posted races dates, and am waiting for the TriKid's race dates to be posted so that I can figure out both Terron's and my races for next year so that we don't overlap any events! Yep, he's hooked too! My 11 year old!! :)
• April 2, 2008 - "We know Terron, you've told us like a million times..." - There are moments as a mother that will always make you beam ear to ear. I'm often very proud of him, but this was a highlight.
• April 1, 2008 - Rejection, on April Fool's Day... no joke. But in hindsight, getting selected in 2009 for the Nike Women's Half Marathon in San Francisco was even better, because I "knew" more bloggers this year... I was lucky enough to meet 4 awesome bloggers while there!
• May 19, 2008 - A reminder to reapply sunscreen on the tops of your feet after getting in the pool while on vacation-- may affect post-vacation race day plans... in my case, it did.
• May 10, 2009 - almost a year later... probably my most honest post ever.... my marathon DNF. I still think back this day, and have trouble placing myself there in that moment.
• January 24, 2009 - with the first sight of snow falling last night, I started going through some of my warmer winter clothes... and thought about my frozen water bottles from last year. Can't say I'm looking forward to those temperatures again, but Mel, don't be scared.... end of March should be warmer ;) lol
• May 21, 2009 - the good and the bad, those are the things I miss when I can't run (or train, since running is now only a part of it...)
• March 2, 2008 - race bling... my first medal when I completed my first half marathon. While the 'first one' is memorable, and can never be replaced, this one (scroll down a ways...) will be hard to beat, and is only taken off for swimming.

As I posted about just a few days ago, I'm taking the winter to work on my 'forward motion'. Taking a bit of a step back to build a solid base over the winter months. Easy, low heart rate, base-building runs, easy spins on the bike, drill and endurance work in the pool following a training plan by Joe Friel. Hopefully next year I'll be able to look back on these days as 'worth it' with accomplishments and lessons learned.

Have a great weekend everyone!