Thursday 9/28/06

13 Character Traits I have encouraged Adam, Noah and Paisley to develop 1) To Choose to Have a Positive Attitude 2) To Develop a Strong Work Ethic 3) To Maintain a Sense of Humor 4) To Have Confidence in Themselves 5) To Commit to Constant and Never Ending Improvement 6) To Foster a Spirit of Appreciation and Gratitude 7) To Be a Pillar of Perseverance 8) To Develop the Art of Flexibility 9) To Be Loyal 10) To Value Integrity 11) To Have a Vision for Their Life 12) To Commit to Be Responsible 13) To Master the Art of Setting Goals When I look all three of them in the face, I see three individuals who inspire me and make me proud. Being their mother is my life’s greatest honor!

Thursday 9/21/2006

Thirteen Things about Kathi 1) I ALWAYS cry when I hear the National Anthem 2) I love to Sunbathe 3) I like to run in the rain 4) I never take naps 5) I love 1 on 1 quality time with a friend 6) I enjoy tent camping & love camp fires 7) Fond childhood memory, mushroom picking with my dad 8) I am addicted to mood lights & candles 9) I love a good glass of red wine 10) I pretty much enjoy watching any sport, LIVE, but not so much on TV 11) I love to people watch 12) If I had endless $ I would redecorate my home every year 13) I just learned how to send an attachment on e-mail last week

Kathi's "Thursday" Thirteen

Thirteen Things about Kathi O.K. this sounds way more fun than Unlucky 13, thank you for the idea GG, this will be ongoing fun!!!!!!!!! 1. The absolute BEST thing I have ever done: Adam, Noah & Paisley 2. I just celebrated 29 years of marriage with a Great Guy!! 3. I love giving a Fabulous Massage 4. I am highly relational and value investing in relationships 5. I am in physical pain today, but no one will know how bad I actually hurt 6. I am a loyal person 7. My favorite meal to eat out is Lunch 8. I am passionate about prevention & the immune system 9. Words of Affirmation make me feel loved 10. I love how Triathlon has transformed my physical body 11. I strongly dislike anything routine 12. I love any information regarding Relationships, the Brain & Personal Development 13. I want #13 to be Lucky for me, wait a minute, I am not even Superstitious!

Season Finale!

Do you know what you get when you cross a cyclist
with rain and a railroad track?

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

for once I am speechless.....

Unlucky Number 13

Well as I see it, it’s all Sam’s fault! When Sam gave up the superstition of #13 being an unlucky number, he must have sent it my way.

I don’t fully understand why, but if I am truthful I have had “one of the most”, actually I have to say “the most” frustrating week of training in my entire Triathlon career (o.k. it’s only 2 seasons) but never the less, it seems like not one training session has gone smoothly! In my swim workouts I have felt like my butt is dragging on the bottom of the pool. On my bike rides my legs have felt powerless, my body has ached every place, I had another one of my famous crashes (notice the picture of my trophy from that), and of course you know that I got my first flat. On my runs my legs have felt like they weigh 50 lbs each, they have hurt and only seem to move in slow motion. I have not been able to get my HR up even close to my assigned training zones??

So watch out Gang, this could be a nasty virus, I would strongly recommend that you all super charge your Immune Systems, as in double your EnerPrime. Especially those of you who plan to join me for the Starbucks swim in Medical Lake Sunday. Actually might be exactly what I need, maybe a swim in Medical Lake will cure what ails me!!!!! I can only hope for a cure!

I never thought this journey would be easy and I know that this will not be the only hard week I have, it has however been HARD! And to hide the painful truth would be to discredit the integrity of the journey itself.

Next week’s training can only be better. I will press on and I will train through the uncomfortable pain and discouragement. I will persevere for I am on a Journey down a very long road that will lead me to the possibility of becoming an Ironman Finisher! There are no quitters on this road, because quitting would be giving up on my dream, because quitting would be weak and because quitting is not in my blood!

Onward I go with the goal of ridding my body and mind of this unlucky #13 virus!

My 1st flat tire!

Well I had almost 2 full Triathlon seasons under my belt with out a flat tire. I really don’t think the one I got in my driveway and took up to North Division Bike shop to let them fix should count. I think every single person that I have ever done a training ride with has had a flat tire and some twice. I was feeling so lucky every ride I went on this year, knowing that if I ran the numbers on the odds, my turn was bound to come up soon. I was heading out Hwy 395 for a 2:30 ride when ½ way up the 2nd big hill the beautiful hum of my rapidly spinning tire changed into a not so nice sound. My first thought was S - - t! Then I proceeded with the dismount, which was smooth and un-eventful, (only those of you who have ridden with me know why that is impressive) I got off my bike and said, o.k. Kathi let’s see what you've got!! I am pleased to report that my first tire change was complete in less than 12 minutes. My previous time was 22 minutes when I changed a flat for someone else who didn’t know how to change one! Thank goodness I took that Bike maintenance class that Robin teaches at Fitness Finatics!!

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