Mandy running down the boyz !

Me and Josh ( Mandy's best friend....son I never had )

Mandy finish Top 5 at IMLP Kids Tri in 06

Normal....................

So what exactly is normal ?

I know of a Normal, Illinois and I think there's a Normal in Alaska .

For me normal is that return to one's true North. Getting your compass to reset so to speak.

October was an interesting month in more ways than one.

-Got really sick
-My Philadelphia Marathon plans cancelled
-Spent waay too much money on my S4 project car
-Lost all interest and enthusiasm for triathlon ( not normal for me )
-Got really moody
-Dwelling too much on the future

A lot of this stems from me getting a grip on what our life is going to be like after my daughter moves away for college...which is in 2 years.

She's been my best friend for so long. Its going to be very difficult not having her around . Tough when you only have one.

So today I woke up and decided to hit my " Reset " button.

She needs to know that her Dad is strong. Someone she can count on no matter what.

This weekends NYC marathon was very inspiring ! Congrats to Paula Radcliffe for an amazing effort !

Still not sure how much triathlon I'm going to commit to for 08 . I still feel that a run focus season would behove me.

At least I'm pysched about training again.