The key to it all

Anybody who knows me even a little bit knows that I am not the most organized person.  okay, not even a little organized.  Yeah, I'm a hot mess.  I actually have know idea how I function most days.  I sometimes make lists but I don't usually follow them.  I don't really have a system for anything and I pretty much exist in chaos.  Well, maybe not chaos but close. 

I know it really doesn't fit the normal type A nurse type personality but I manage to get by.  I am fairly good in a crisis and things that would upset most people don't really bother me too much.  I would like to be more organized and in my professional life its something I work very hard to try to do. 

But where does this fit in with my race and training?? 

Last week I got my training log for the race and rather than being excited and eager to start, I FREAKED out and slept in. The race is a 1/2 Iron (in case you missed that) and if you don't know what a 1/2 iron is let me educate you: 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run.  You can't do a race like this without training.  You can't train for a race like this without a plan and you can't plan to train for a race like this without some kind of organization.  You see my problem??  But you have a training log, you say.  It's all spelled out for you.  What happens when your life doesn't fit in the training log?  I work 3- 12 hour shifts a week.  I have 3 kids who are in activities and a husband who likes to spend time with me (so he says!) I can't possibly workout on work days and that means I have to squeeze all of the training into the other 4 days.  

Over training leads to injury.  Under training leads to, ummmmm.....sucking at the race.  It's a fine line to figure out how to make it happen.  Enter Coach Sway!!  After an hour or so of sitting down with my calendars she tweaked everything for me and made it work for my schedule.  It's still crazy. It's still a lot.  But its all on my schedule and I am feeling motivated.

This week is the way a first week should be. Eager, motivated, excited!!!  I'm just going to forget that last week happened.

I'm BAAAAAAACKKKKK

Guess it has been quite a while.  Let me catch you up, in the past year I have......

-Broken my toe. Twice. Not the same toe.
-Run 2 Half Marathons.
-Injured myself at the first race. Couldn't run for about 4 months.
-Signed up for and started school for my BSN.
-Registered for my first Half Ironman. 

All of that and everything else that came along with life. family, house, job, etc., etc., etc. 

I'm ready to blog again.  Ready to share this crazy ride with you guys.  Training for a 1/2 iron, going to school, working fulltime, being a mom to 3. The littlest is almost 2 (ALREADY!?!) and into everything.  The girls are so busy with their activities that I think managing scouts, swim, karate, school and social events for the two of them could be its own full time job!

This weeks is week 1 of training. The race  is the Rocketman Half Iron in Titusville. May 5, 2013. 

http://rocketmanflorida.com/

I'm so excited to be signed up with my fabulous coach, Sway and the Tri With Sway Group.  I really couldn't do this without her help and the motivation from the team.  It is such a great group of people.  I've already trained with some of them before and there are so many that I've just met who have already showed me so much support and love.  I know that they will get me through this, even if they have to drag me sometimes! 

Honestly, I'm really not sure how I am going to make everything work.  It's going to take some very strategic planning, lots of support from my hubby and cooperation from the kids.  Right now I am slightly freaking out about so many things.

I hope that I can get all the training in.
I hope that I can finish the race.
I hope that I don't get injured.
I REALLY hope that I don't break any toes!
I hope we can still have a date night once in a while. 
I hope I don't lose my mind.

But as my new friend and partner in VQ reminded me yesterday....just take it one day at a time, don't look at the big picture. (Thanks Heather!)  So I'm just going to take it one day at a time and I'm going to try to remember how to have fun while I'm doing it and in 14 weeks I will race. 

Welcome to my journey to 70.3!!!