As a health care worker, computers are not my forte! I don't know what took more courage- registering for Madison or creating a blog. In my world, the two are on equal grounds. Thanks to a great old friend, Jess Perlazza (who happens to be one of the first little girls I babysat for at least 20 years ago and is now an amazing young woman teaching English to children in South Korea), the blog has begun! Thanks to innumberable training friends, overwhelming support from family, and a desire to push the envelope throughout life, registering for Ironman Wisconsin 2010 was official on Monday, September 14, 2009!
People write blogs for many reasons, I suppose. I created The Road To Madison 2010 for selfish reasons. It's inevitable that the going's gonna get tough somewhere along this 140.6 mile journey and I'll need something to inspire me. On average, my training weeks will log 8-14 hours depending on the period. The goal will be to complete a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run on September 12, 2010 feeling like I've been given a gift from God. My time is TBD and will likely be a secret only I will keep. Reading back through my entries will hopefully allow me to appreciate the highs AND lows of training. Just as I tell my patients to avoid doing a "progress check" day-to-day, I hope to only need these checks every once in a while. Sometimes our steps forward are small ones and we don't see the progress at first. But when you step back and compare where you've been week-to-week or month-to-month, you see the bigger picture. We all move too fast through life, and as most of my closest friends and family members know...my memory is the first to check out. I know this journey will be one of the most rewarding experiences of my entire life and I don't want to ever forget it. I hope technology doesn't move as fast as we all do so 30 years from now I will still be able to read back and remember this amazing experience!
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lori... your dedication and perseverence are remarkble. the passion you have for what you are doing is so evident in your writing and it inspires me to do everything i do to the highest potential. what an awesome journey you have begun. i greatly look forward to reading about your progress and being inspired by your zest for life. good luck!
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