Lessons from The Sancho... believing in me is half the battle.

The last couple of days have been very introspective. Coach C has launched me into training with no mercy. Over the last week I joined the local Masters Swim Team, run endless hilly miles and even sneaked in a 30 mile ride after who knows how many months of not doing ANY kind of cycling. 

Just as I was beginning to complain about my choice of sport, my dog Sancho's cancerous tumor took a turn for worse. He had been dealing with it for about a month, but today, his time here with us ended. He was an awesome dog- a pure bred mutt who never doubted his nobility. While he was never able to communicate with words, it was all too clear that he believed his heritage to be that of royalty. He was convinced he belonged to the landed gentry of his canine world.  Sancho was terrible, wild and bossy as a puppy. He turned into the world's best shadow chaser in his teens and the laziest dog in old age. He was our good ol' man, and we will miss him dearly.

His passing has really made me ponder a couple of things- 

1) How life continues to prove its ephemeral nature.

2) How believing in yourself and your story is half the battle. Sancho never doubted his nobility and always played the part. During his 10 years with us, I must have been asked hundreds of times what breed he was and how regal he looked. His confidence and regal demeanor was an integral part of him- he believed his royal breed into being. 

This last point is what I'm extrapolating today into my life. I have to believe in myself and my goals in order to make them a reality. But it all needs to start in my head. 

So here's to a life well lived and to believing in oneself!

Sancho- RIP 04/24/2016

And so a new training season is upon us!

I have spent the last 6 months or so focusing on my business start up www.salarycoaching.com which has taken off and is doing quite well. I'm psyched to be doing what I love and helping women all over the world. That said, my training has almost fallen by the wayside... I've done some crossfit here and there, done some trail running and a triathlon over Christmas break, but otherwise NADA.
Until yesterday.
Yesterday I began again plotting how to take over the world and place in my age group at Timberman. The itch to race is in full swing and I'm quite certain it has something to do with spring. My inspiration is still Benji, and my coach is Carlitos (Benji's best friend and former pro).
This year my goal is to train harder than last year. My goals are lofty, and some would say unachievable, but alas... what do we have if not hope and dreams? I want to place in the top 10 of my age group. I am going to train as if I could place in the top 10. Better yet.... I believe that I am going to place in the top 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The challenge is on!!!

HERE'S TO A GREAT 2016 SEASON!!!!

They say you can't have it all... but I'm out to prove them wrong!

“The good in life does not depend on life’s length, but upon the use we make of it. It is possible, or rather usual, for a man who has lived long, lived too little.” – Seneca 

Today is my 4th day of training and I am really sore. Not merely from working out, but from chasing my two girls around and a couple of sleepless nights. Running a business, cooking dinner, dealing with spring colds, and the overall life outside of my need can be time-consuming. But then add in my own ambitions, and the day isn't long enough! 
That said, I'm determined to see my ambitions through. I want to have it all- a successful and satisfied life. For me, that means figuring a way to juggle my family, work and athletic aspirations. This is a work in progress, but I'll get there one day!