This Ironman Stuff is Tiring...

I admit I have not been blogging much lately and that is because I have been early to bed, early to rise lately. I have all these great ideas I want to blog about and they always come to me out on the run or bike, but by the time I get back to the house, blogging is not a top priority. Here is just a sample of things I blog about in my head while I am running:

• July was my biggest training month this year, but I expect August to be bigger!
• The other day some random dude pulled up on my wheel while I was out riding without even letting me know. If I had not looked back, I do not think he was going to say anything. Not Cool
• The rain, we have had lots of rain lately and it makes it sticky hott here in Memphis.Many times I have said "screw it", I am running even though it is raining, only to have it stopped raining and get miserable, but I can't imagine running 9 miles on a treadmill now.
• I have determined that if I walk when I see people and run when there is no one around, I will get a lot more running done.
• An hour swim is nothing anymore, I already have hit over 4,000 yds in the pool, and while boring, it's not a big deal.
• My confidence is growing, not growing to the point of being on the podium or anything, but growing as in I can do this.
• I automatically wake up at 5:05 AM now days.
• It's weird that I am feeling leaner, but not really losing any weight, I am staying around 183.
• We dumped Direct TV and got U verse for cable TV recently
• School starts at 7 AM for my boys this year, that's a big change
• I am learning to become quite the mechanic. Me and a buddy have changed out a fuel pump and I recently learned to change my oil. Auto repair places are there to overcharge you, and I am not giving them any money anymore!
• I really want to look into an athlete tracker for my wife to use to track while I am racing.
• 6 weeks to go!!!!

So see, while I have not been putting things down on the blog, there is still a lot going on, but all I want to do is eat and go to bed. So don't forget me blogosphere, I am still around!!!

Memories...

On Sunday, I was all set to head out on my long run, I was looking to go 6+ miles that day. I decided I was going to take Jesse in the stroller since Mom wanted a nap. My oldest also decided that he wanted to ride his bike while we went. So I packed everything up, got the stroller ready, my fuel belt ready, the GPS logged in and was about ready to go when the rain came down.

Soooooo, Mom decided that Jesse could not go, so me and Jake decided to still go, what's a little rain anyways? So we're off...

The trail I normally run is through a wooded area that is paved with asphalt (which is better for the knees than concrete, FYI), it also has a ton of trees so we were protected for the most part. By the time we got out of the woods, the rain had gone so we decided to keep going. We only did about 3 miles.

I had told Jake to put on old play clothes for the ride, so I could let him hit every puddle he could find! he was having a blast, so much that he wanted to go and get Jared, so that is why we headed home.

Jared had been playing Wii pretty much all day and I had to threaten the boy with bodily harm to get him off the couch! So he reluctantly changed clothes and went with us (I got on my mtn bike also).

The boys had the best day. We rode through puddles, then they would stop, get off their bikes and run through them. This went on the entire trip. On the way back, we noticed a huge black cloud coming our way and decided to get home. FAST!

A crack of thunder sped us up and the rain that came down was cold and almost stung your face. Jared kept saying "it hurts, the rain hurts!" we got home and Mom was waiting with the garage open and with towels. What a day!

I am not sure who will remember this more, me or them?