We're down to the last month!

The clock is ticking as we near the start of the biggest race either one of us has done. We have both completed a marathon and I think it's safe to say that it's quite the accomplishment in endurance sports BUT I feel like this IM may be tougher yet? Time will tell?

As we near close to the race, summer break has tried to interrupt our training. I was on vacation last week with my wife. We went bear hunting in Canada and this week Missy is on vacation in Florida. I learned that it is extremely difficult but yet possible with the right mindset to maintain healthy eating habits and still train. The outfitter we were hunting with made us every meal of every day that we were there. So as you can imagine the cook is use to feeding men who typically don't care what they eat. The food was great but you had to watch yourself a lot! I did manage to overindulge on cookies throughout the week and was well aware that I would have to work a little harder during the training days I had. So while we were there Ashley and I would go to the gym 30 minutes away and work out. I rode a spin bike every time I went there and put some serious Kilometers on that bike while we were there! By the time we would get back we would eat lunch at 1pm and then go hunt from 4 pm- 3 am and then do it all over again! We didn't want to let vacation interrupt how we feel mentally and physically after we exercise or train BUT yet we wanted to be on vacation! Most people think of vacation as the opportunity to do nothing…and that's perfectly ok. That's just not me. I view it as the opportunity to train without other interruptions that I might have at home. So now I'm back home and I have been hitting the training schedule as hard as ever along with the food. Any race I ever train for I take the last month extremely serious when it comes to food and drink. I won't drink any alcohol, junk food, soda (which I haven't drank since 10th grade) etc…etc.. It may seem crazy but it's my way of preparing myself to be in tip top condition for race day. My race day weight goal is 178 lbs (184.3 when I got back from Canada). If I feel lean, I will feel fast!!!!!

Next week I get to test myself and my gear in a triathlon that's held in Verona. This will be my first race of the year and this will be my first Olympic format triathlon. It feels rather strange to be doing something that most people won't even attempt and it's just a link in my training program. I am super jacked to go out and test myself in these distances! Hopefully Missy will be back and ready to tackle this with me!?

I look forward to meeting and seeing all of you that will be coming to watch Missy and I in Racine very soon!    BSTRONG!