I have completed my first month of training aimed at eventually conquering Ironman Florida. We have raised nearly $800 for the NODCC!!! January has been a great month!!
I am really excited as we move into February and another month closer to the final Goal. My first race of the year will be on March 14th. The Miami International Triathlon in a Olympic distance event that consists of a 1500 meter swim, 40 kilometer bike ride, and a 10 kilometer run. I ran this race last year and had one of my best races to date. This year it serves as merely a training race. I don't have any lofty goals for it other than to get through the race feeling good and finishing strong. I'm hoping that my fitness will have improved enough that I can still improve over my results from last year.
I would like to take a second and say thank you to everyone who has donated so far. I can't tell you how much it means to me and my family. I'm already surprised at how much we have raised, hopefully we can keep making that number go up.
516 miles of running and biking put in this month, along with 8 hours of swimming. First week of Feb. has been a rest week. I just got my schedule for the next four weeks and all I can say is I think 516 miles is going to look small compared to the next month!
Cody is doing great, he can now sing his ABC's and is putting together 10+ word sentences. His speech is getting clearer and he does something new to surprise us almost everyday.
Quinn taught him about "punch buggies" (also known as the Volkswagen Beatle). Quinn has been giving Cody the punch in the arm and calling out "punch buggy" every time he sees one, followed by,"No punch backs!". I couldn't have been prouder yesterday when Cody socked his brother in the arm and declared "PUNCH BUGGY!" as we were riding in the van last night.
Have a great weekend!!
Picture below is from our backyard camp out, roasted marshmallows and everything!
