As this is the first post of this blog as well as being the first blog of the New Year, I figured I would explain why I am doing this.
For the last year, I have been faced with adversity that I would have never seen coming. Many things have changed in my life both professionally and personally. I have met some amazing people, had some great times, loved with all of my heart and changed many things about myself both physically and mentally. I have learned more about myself in 2013 than I think I ever have in any other year of my life, which is crazy to say considering it was my 31st year of life :)
One of the things I have learned the most about is fitness and how to take care of your body. I have done research, pushed my body to limits that I didn't think I would and have come out better for it in many ways. This blog will be dedicated to sharing the experiences that I will be having both in life and on my training path towards my next goal, running the full Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon.
If you know me at all, you know that I am down to try just about anything athletic. In the past year and coming in 2014, I have/will have done CrossFit, kickboxing, distance running, trampolining, heavy workouts etc. The thing that I am most amazed about is the toll that these things take on your body, especially when you are not getting the proper nutrition.
I don't believe in New Year's resolutions because most of the time they fail due to the amount of stress many people put on themselves. A resolution is all about execution. You have all seen this happen with the folks that will get that gym membership and start out strong in January and fade by month's end, or the people you will see who vow to make a budget and destroy it by the end of the first quarter of the year because they fall back to their old ways or even those folks who say they are going to eat better yet their first trip to the grocery store nets them something eerily similar to their last one (many frozen "diet" dinners, an assortment of processed foods etc) Most people don't stop because it's too hard; they stop because it's change and they are not mentally prepared for it nor have they properly accounted for the changes that are about to come ahead of time. This is why I never make resolutions; I just make lifestyle changes. A lifestyle change takes thought and preparation along with execution. If you set yourself up to succeed, you will succeed. Set your self up for failure and frankly, you have already failed.
One of the big lifestyle changes that I have already started this past year will be to continue to learn about the foods I am putting in my body. This will include researching the proper "fuels" for my long runs and all of my other athletic endeavors. Thankfully, I have my loving girlfriend, Amber by my side who has been there and done that (a 24 hour run, a 12 hour run, marathons etc.). She truly amazes me and inspires me every single day to do my best.
All of the thought, preparation and training will put me in line to meet my goal in late April and I couldn't be more excited about it. I will be blogging about my adventures as I take this journey along with some of my healthy eating tips, training regimens and of course the obstacles I will face. Here's to an already great 2014 and all that it has to offer!
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