Traveling

Hey  everyone sorry I did not make it to training Saturday or Monday, I will be missing the rest of this week as well. I am in Missouri visiting my family, I was planning on only being here til yesterday but I changed my ticket when I found out that my Grandma is not doing very well. I have struggled keeping consistent with my training so far, I have been doing my pushups and situps and on Saturday I went on a 5mile run/walk at a nature park with my cousins. This week has been spent at the nursing home helping my Grandma and it is too hot and humid to be outside during the day, and the nursing home is not really the most appropriate place to do workouts. I will be back and hitting it hard soon though. I am also newly inspired. One of my cousins is training for a full ironman triathalon. He makes my workouts look like nothing. He gets up at fourforty five to run or swim for and hour and a half and in the evenings he rides his bike for three and a half hours or may run 20 miles. It is very intense and he is very good at what he is doing. In the training races he has done while working up to this he has been on the podium all but once. My running even for the half marathon would have really only been a warm up for him. He had some great training tips and I am looking forward to getting back in routine, but am truly enjoying the time spent here. One of my aunts and I were having a conversation and I was commenting that it was exciting to see everyone. She said "honey, life is exciting!" That has stuck with me every moment this week. Each smile, laugh and conversation with eachother is something that I am fully appreciating. I am so blessed to have so many amazing people in my life! Miss you all!