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Ok, I know I'm horribly late on this one. My apologies to all. Lots has happened since my last blog!!
We completed Florida Ironman 70.3 (half-ironman), we went over $4500 in donations and Ironman training has started!!
The Half-Ironman that we just completed went almost perfectly to plan. I missed my goal time by only 16 minutes and bested last years time by almost 12 minutes!! Swim and bike could not have gone any better for me. I really struggled on the run with the south Florida heat kicking my tail. All in all I was really happy with my final time. You can check out my results here http://www.ironmanusa.com/results/results.php
We just blew by the $4500 mark on donations!!! I still haven't even added in the jersey sales from the triathlon jerseys that I had made and sold. After that we will push past $5500 easily!!! I WANT TO EXTEND A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE DONATED AND THOSE OF YOU WHO PLAN ON IT!!! A local church youth group volunteered to put on a car wash to benefit our cause. My Treasure Coast Triathletes continue to kick tail in helping, they are putting on a "large scale workout" (also known as a free triathlon) and have plans to take up some donations. The NODCC has stepped it up as well. I have seen donations coming in from all over the nation, from people that are supporting the organization!!
Ironman focused training has begun. The swims, rides and runs are getting longer and time is becoming a very valuable commodity. It is very motivating as I can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Rode 105 miles on the bike yesterday. Everything went well with exception of the wasp/hornet or whatever it was that flew inside my mouth and stung me on the inside of my right cheek. Stuff like that just comes with the territory.
On a separate note I wanted to introduce you guys to a couple of people that I draw motivation from on a daily basis. Kevin Kuhn, a friend and co-worker is a kidney transplant recipient. The cool part is the donor is his wife, Susan! Together they are raising funds for the transplant games, a form of Olympics for transplant recipients and donors only! Kevin will be racing in the 20k Cycling race and the high jump this year in his first trip to the games!! I have really enjoyed listening to Kevin and offering up tidbits of cycling advice as he continues on his journey!! He is really improving as he rides and I expect he will do really well at the games!!
The other friend and co-worker is Bill Good. Bill has ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease. One of the most horrible diseases on the planet. Bill was diagnosed over 4 years ago and still continues to come to work, EVERDAY!!! The man is simply an animal. His character and toughness can not be questioned. You won't meet a nicer guy. Bill our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as you continue to fight the fight!!
As you can tell I don't have to look far for motivation. I just show up to work and there are Bill and Kevin, kicking ass and taking names!! When I see that, hell what excuses do I have?
Back to work!
Cale
