Friday, January 3, 2014

2014 On!

I rang in the new year by going to bed at 8:30.  Whoop whoop!  I will take sleep when I can get it.  (As a matter of fact, I am wondering if I should just cancel this post and go to bed since Isla is sleeping.)

But nope!  I love blogging and keeping up with my friends.  I must persevere!

What is on tap for 2014?

1.  I am going to continue to race for Wattie Ink.  I have a huge appreciation for Sean Watkins and Heather Jackson for continuing to support me while pregnant/post baby, and the team has become like family to me.  I have daily interaction with a bunch of good friends on the team, and they have become an awesome support group for me.  So, 2014- Wattie Ink.  #OG #GFY

2.  I am working with Hillary Biscay and TeamHPB for 2014.  Well, I have actually been with her since Isla was born.  It has been in the works for quite a while, and we were waiting for the right time to start.  This deserves its own blog post, but suffice to say it was just the change I needed.  Hillary has been with me every step of this new mom/triathlete journey.  It is not always easy and there are more missed workouts than I care to report, but we are pushing on the best we can.

3.  Race schedule (tentative) is up!  Yes, there is an ironman in there.  The truth is that I just love the distance.  I could care less about the local sprints and the 70.3s.  Yes, it will be very hard to train with a baby.  Yes, I will not be riding/running/swimming the way I used to when all I had to do was go to work, train, and flirt with Dave.  But, that is no reason for me to not choose the races I want to race.  It will always be harder from here on out.  Dave and I plan on having more kiddos, so there is no "good year" as we see it.  I also know what it is like to have your sport taken from you suddenly with injury, as soccer was taken from me so abruptly.  So while I think it is fine to put things off for a few years, I also know that sometimes things don't come back around.  I am just going to keep on living and racing while life lets me.

4. I have some mom and work goals as well, of course!  I am also adding some spirituality and social goals in there as well this year because those areas have shriveled a bit and need to be nurtured. 


My little sweet potato is 6 months old today!  I am loving every day with her and still eagerly awaiting sleep!  

xo

1 comment:

Angela and David said...

I recognize that hat! She's a beauty.

I think you will be really pleasantly surprised with how well you are able to race. Being totally efficient with every minute of your time has it's upsides!