Still Alive and Kickin’
Despite my attempt to feign death (pun intended for the probably one person who reads this that will get that joke), it’s come out that I am still alive. Wow. I think I’ve taken almost a month off blogging. That must bring my slacking to some sort of all time record.
I’m still here. Still living “the good life” which is to say that I’m living the lazy and overall unhealthy lifestyle that most Americans live. I didn’t sign up for Ironman Florida for next year, so at the current moment, I am sans-Ironman in 2006. But that doesn’t mean that I won’t be doing one next year. At this time a year ago, I was sans-Ironman for 2005 and I still ended up at Wisconsin. But it’s going to be a busy year in 2006. I’ll be getting married, will need to plan a honeymoon, and am likely taking a couple weeks off in the fall to visit my grandmother overseas for her 90th birthday. So there will be limited vacation time and time to get all the work done that needs to get for a 140.6 mile race. If indeed it will happen in 2006, it’s going to take some creative planning.
Again, I apologize for not being around. I haven’t totally deserted you guys, but I have refrained from posting for the most part. I have tried leaving comments for you all a bunch of times and I’ve written a few half posts, but generally end up closing my posting window because it is somewhat awkward coming back to “the group” after having taken so much time off. Not to mention that my current lifestyle is about the total opposite lifestyle then that during the season so I really feel that I don’t have much to say that is post worthy. So I’m sorry Wil for not posting about your success at the Chicago Marathon and I’m sorry Shelley for not congratulating you on your Ironman Hawaii adventure… and to the rest who have had your own major and minor victories. I haven’t “virtually” been there, but I have been there in spirit!
On a better note, the itch is coming back. I am feeling recharged these days and the thought of starting to get back into the routine is growing and hopefully will soon snowball into something a little more tangible. After all, you can only eat so much food, play so many computer games, and watch so much TV before even that becomes old. With the cooperation of my ITB, I should be back soon.