Oh gosh!

Oh goodness, I became one of those bloggers. You know the ones, they post grand ideas and then disappear for a month or two and are never heard from again.

Sigh.

Let me explain...yeah I know, they all say that. :)

Nothing really drives me more crazy than setting goals and then not following through. I thought once I finished my Half Marathon craziness I would be ready to launch into the triathlon world again. I mean, I was already strong in one sport (...hmmmmm not strong in the sense of elite athlete, but for an accidental athlete I felt pretty good about it.) And I was in desperate need of something different to do. Hence swimming and cycling felt like branching out. Until I began to train....and I hated it.

So I found myself at a crossroads (yay for cliches!) and I had to make a decision. By nature I can force myself to do things out of sheer stubbornness, but that can really only go on for so long. If you don't have the passion, you don't have the drive. Period. So here I was with all of the grand goals (Hotter than Hell anyone?) and absolutely no drive to get myself where I needed to be. What's a girl to do?

I also have to secretly admit to a deep dark part of myself...which is an....gosh I can hardly bring myself to say it...OVERACHIEVER. Which is shocking to people who have known me for the past few years, because I am generally pretty easy going these days. Just ask my family though...and my college roommates :)...they will tell you that I can go crazy like any other overachiever you know. And the honest truth was I wasn't getting any faster, stronger, etc. I was completely burnt out on endurance sports. The overachiever in me was not happy, ah heck, the easy going part of me wasn't happy either. So I have spent the months in between March and now trying to figure out a new goal, or at least something to aspire to work towards.

So I did the Fort Worth Mud Run! Which is basically an obstacle course through all kinds of mud (Think giant mud hills, pits, army crawling under wire, the works). I had a blast! My only frustration was my lack of upper body strength and confidence in my muscles to get me through a couple of the obstacles. I ran it through my mind a few times and I realized that I had a new goal, one that centered around building strength.

So I got a trainer, and I have begun to see the difference in my back and upper body. I can do decent girl push ups these days! I am hoping to graduate to military push ups in a month or so, but I am gonna love on my progress regardless. Unfortunately, as much as I love working out with Rob (Check out Fit214.com if you live in the Dallas area!) it costs more than I was able to keep up with for months on end.

So I found something new to tri (pun intended) and its name is Crossfit.