Adventures with an Average Ironmom

This year has flown by so fast I can hardly believe it. Talk about an awesome life I have. My amazing family allows me the freedom to be me, while making my life full and rich with limitless potential. My work is never work, but an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of already incredible people. I got the chance to do something I have dreamed of for 10 years by competing in Ironman. None of this could happen without the most loving and supportive people for whom I am completely and entirely grateful. My Family I have the best husband EVER. He has sacrificed so much for our family and allowed me to stretch my entrepreneurial legs creating Trunk Trainers Inc., my personal training company. We serve the everyday person in our community and beyond. This makes me responsible for a lot of people and takes a lot of hours for the company to be successful.   Hours upon hours he spends with our two boys while I am working or training. He has sacrificed his job...

There are a lot of ways to train for a triathlon. With as many training programs as there are athletes, it can be hard to decide what advice to take. There are a few things I wanted to do while training for Ironman that didn't happen. I feel for learning purposes I wanted to compile a list. Even though I ended up having an amazing and successful experience I still probably should have done most of the things that follow. Here's the list... Didn't Do It 10. Interview all the Iron-parents on the island for their advice Wanting to celebrate the special nature of training for Ironman while parenting, I was going to interview all the Iron-parents I know. At least I talked to Alika, Eric, and Jeff...but no formal interviews. Maybe for the book... 9. Blog every week/Weekly YouTube Recap I did what I could but it's hard to fit it all in. I found training outside was more effective than on the indoor cycle, so I will have to re-visit some of the topics I would have blog...

There can be a let down after accomplishing a huge goal, where depression sets in and an athlete feels lost without their training plan and something to look forward to. I have had so many things going on since the big day I have not felt the let-down. I have gone back to work/wifehood/motherhood full steam and there is not enough time to feel the let down as I clean up the loose ends left from 10 months of training. There are a lot of loose ends, and projects yet to be undertaken. I'm organizing my busy season with personal training and the gym, helping at Jason's school, cleaning up everything, helping with races, taking the boys to Cub Scout camp, and trying to spend quality time with Jeff. I have no let down, but I am no longer making my health and fitness a priority. All of the things I am doing with my time now are fun and overdue, so it's hard to squeeze in the workout I should be doing. Remember, I'm an Average Ironmom, not a regular competitor, so I have not ...