Am I Crazy?




August 28, 2011
Olympic Distance

 John Lennon once sang:  "People say I'm crazy, doin' what I'm doin'".

Probably so. 
A friend participated in the Triathlon at Lake Powell a few weeks ago and came in 4th in their age group.  We talked about the Steamboat Triathlon in August. Well, they have extended it and made it an Olympic Distance.  The more we talked about it, the more excited about it I got (I was committed to the Steamboat triathlon that is 3/4 mile swim, 20 mile bike ride and 4 mile run).  What's another 1/4 mile swim, 4.8 miles on the bike and 2.2 mile run?  Not much.  Why not. 

Monday was my first "official" day of training. Included a run in the snow and a bike ride to work in the snow - not much unusual to a normal day?  NO. 

We only live once. 

Words of WIsdom

John Wooden, Oct. 14, 1910 - June 4, 2010 

An institution, not only at UCLA and for college basketball, but for his wisdom and love of life.

Here are a few quotes worthy of remembering and sharing every day:

• "Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow"
• "The main indgredient of stardom is the rest of the team."
• "Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."
• Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you."

“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”

John Wooden's Pyramid of Success:  http://erhoops.org/pdfs/John%20Woodens%20pyramid%20of%20success.pdf