Looking back on January...

Coaches regularly advise athletes to keep workout journals, but I don't think I've ever done it for more than a few days at a time. This blog, however, has played a huge role in motivating me. The idea that a handful of people might be reading it has been enough to hold me accountable to doing the workouts just so that I have something to write about. So, to those of you who are reading, thank you. And if no one is reading, well, I just hope they don't tell me that!

In the last 31 days, I've done 25 workouts - not counting surfing ;-) I faltered a little here and there (grr...Venice), but more often than not, I've been consistent and really grown in self-discipline. I'm proud of my commitment. The more workouts I do that I don't feel like doing, the easier it will get. That said, there's still a long way to go (I haven't even started dropping any weight yet).

My goal for the month of February is to continue with consistency and add "the extras" at least 3 times a week: sit ups, push ups, running drills, etc. In the last month I've built a good base of swimming, biking, and running, but I need to work on my core strength more to really be prepared to start training in March for the half Ironman.

Here's to the next month of training!