The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn't matter...

86... This quote reminds me of a song by Rascal Flatts- "God Bless the Broken Road..." I seem to never really know what my next goal is until I make it, then set out like a bat out of hell to accomplish it. Then I get ADD and forget what it is that I am doing, get discouraged, need some help, etc., but eventually I get back on track, all a part of this long, twisted road, the broken road. This Ironman Training is no different. It occupies more brain space than I ever dreamed I had and its exhausting and I never ever in a thousand years would have dreamed that I would want to do this one day, but this long, broken road has brought me here and God has blessed me with the seeming ability to do it! Now I just have to finish these last 86 days...

Yesterdays training was supposed to be another 2.5 hour long run, but blisters on my feet, shooting pains in my knees and hips, and an all around wore out body shortened that run to about an hour. Which by all accounts to any normal person is still a great run, but I still felt very guilty about only running 6 miles... what is wrong with that logic?



85... Today was a "recovery" designed with just a longer, easier swim in mind, mostly gearing up for what will promise to be a long weekend of butt discomfort. I will be sitting on my bike for 150 miles from Churchill Downs to Keeneland, stopping overnight in Frankfort KY. Why, you might ask- great question... See the link below and please donate to my cause...



http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/amiranda



The ride is designed to be a fun, easy ride, but there I get so uptight and nervous on my bike that I sometimes miss the fun part- the sightseeing, the horses frolicking in the field all around us, the conversations all around me because I cant ride close enough to those around me and still be comfortable. Obviously being scared on the bike is a common theme here. I am hoping this weekend cures some of that.







Stay tuned for more updates Sunday or Monday (Sunday, I will most likely be on my butt asleep when I get home!)