Tri-ing to start again

This blog had started after I completed my first 70.3.  I had done a blog for News10Now or Your News Now, whatever they call it, I can't remember.  That blog was prior to my Ironman 70.3, I enjoyed writing that one so I decided to start this blog.  The only problem with starting this blog about training to complete my second 70.3 ... that 70.3 never happened and my plans had to change.

This past year has been a tough one for me, I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, something I have never had to deal with before.  The first medication I tried I became allergic to and the second gave me asthma.  When I started taking the medication I would head out for a run or compete in a triathlon and during the run portion I would not be able to control my breathing.  During one race I had a bit of panic attack because I didn't know what was happening to me.  My doctor ended up sending me for a stress test and the cardiologist was the one who discovered the problem.  My heart was fine but he figured out that it was the medication causing the problem.  Switched medications again, problem solved ... sort of.

I travel a lot for my job and that put me into a bit of a rut with my workouts.  It was hard to train on the road and complete all the workouts that needed to be done.  I started to get discouraged and a bit burnt out from it all.  And then in April I started to get sick, with what I thought was just a cold, but it lasted for two months.  I was on three bouts of antibiotics and countless other medications and I was sidelined.  I barely had enough energy during that time to get out of bed in the morning.  I was miserable.

Now I am trying to start again, trying to find the fire and desire deep down inside.  This time around I can't focus just on a finish line I need to focus on the journey.  I need to take this one day at a time, get healthy and lead a healthy lifestyle.  This is the reason I decided to change the title of the Blog and what the Blog will be about.  This blog is no longer focused on one race but on the journey to find the fire again!

Mo