Plans, plans, plans

The week
So, I kind of broke a rule. I went on a hike and decided I don't actually like to hike. My fingers get swollen. I couldn't help it and had to run a little. I kept it slow and concentrated on form. Ran up steep parts and walked down steep parts. Felt so good to get the lungs going. Felt so good to get out. Was getting a little worried I might not want to exercise again. Slept so good after the first hike and felt so much better the next day.

Rode the cross bike a few times. Did a 2-3 hour ride on Sunday. Felt good to do some quick stuff.

Went to a yoga class on Monday.

Made a lot of pickled things. Made plum jam from tree to table. That was pretty cool.

Races
Winter triathlon
Grizzly
Rapelje
Headwaters relay
Spring Meadow
Lake Como
Bighorn triathlon
Polson
Bangtail 38k
The Rut
Bridger Ridge Run
Butte 100

Maybe one or two halves- Troika, Rev3 Portland, Oliver? Try and have an awesome 1/2 distance race.

International trip with Erik. Maybe Greece and run the Athens marathon.

Another vacation with Erik, not doing any racing. Kayak tour in Belize.

Am on the ball with the Bobcat. Found a super great organizer who works at MSU who talked to somebody who has the in. This somebody thought it was a great idea! Still working on it.

Am having some insurance trouble. They are not billing me correctly and it is very, very frustrating. Got a bill saying I owed the Orthopedic place 250.00. It should have been 15.00 plus extra for the x-ray. Need to figure this out before I can go back. Note: think it is getting sorted out. Will make an appointment on Monday.

Okay, so here it goes. My life plans. First, I am curious how many athletes you coach explain their life plans/spill their heart and soul out  to you before most other people in their lives know? Anyway, we
talked about this a couple of years ago too. I am not doing an Ironman this year or any other race that requires a very early sign up because I think that this is the year for me to achieve some of life's other tasks and by this I mean have a baby. I don't know when or how long it will take to get pregnant but after that I guess I will have 9 months until their is an actual baby and after that I would think another couple of years before I have time to dedicate to Ironman. However, as I alluded to in last weeks blog I am seeking redemption. Right now in life I don't want to quit or give up. I still want to try and have an Ironman of a lifetime and qualify for Kona, I just might be doing it in the 40 age group.

I think that the best way to proceed with this year is like I don't have these plans though. I still need to learn how to swim and who knows what is really going to happen. It might not even happen.