First Post

Today's workout swimming roughly 30 laps
Sunday's weigh in 234.7 +4 from last week
Tomorrow's plan: shovel snow maybe do the G-force bootcamp class tomorrow night

Well we are expecting to get 12-15 inches of snow tonight. I am thinking that tomorrow will count as a strength conditioning day.

As for this blog space my plan is to blog about my conditioning as I move forward to Ironman in September 2010. This has been a goal that I only dreamt about. I have friends whom I have envied as they have finished the race I can only hope that I am so fortunate.

I expect that I will visit some about the friendships that I have made in the past year. Honestly it has been these friends that have supported and encouraged me. They have looked past my deficits.

So a little about the past year. I started my journey on November 15, 2008, my shoulders were aching from the past season of golf. I thought that by going to the gym perhaps I might strengthen my shoulders. I steped on the scale at Harbor Athletic where I go to the gym. I weighed in at 367 pounds, actually I probably weighed started higher than that as I had been ill for a few days prior...but I don't care to think about that. So I watched my calories worked out twice a day for several months then came the spring....... (Lots happened between December and April but I'll talk about that as time goes by)

So Jim what possesed you to sign up for Ironman. Interesting that you asked I had been working with my trainer, now friend and coach Kevin and I asked what he thought about me doing a triathlon. He thought I could do it but would need to take it slow. So in May I signed up for the Capitol View Triathlon (sprint)....another great story but all I can say is that I was hooked. I did another in July voleteered at the Madison Ironman and signed up the next day.

So here is my plan for the new year. I still want to loose a few more pounds not because I feel or look bad but I think it would really help not dragging that weight up a hill on my bike or running with it for that mater. I am also planning to run Madison Marathon http://www.madisonfestivals.com/marathon/index.html this spring, do an Olympic triathlon, and the Horribly Hilly Hundreds http://www.horriblyhilly.com/home.html. Yea it will be a busy year but right now I can hardly wait. I will post several times a week just to give you a laugh or let you know what I am thinking.