“A short preamble” (credit to Jerry Durham “what I believe”)Change is hard.  Sure, it’s obvious at some level…..but let it sink in a little deeper.  Let the statement soak all the way in.  It’s really really hard.  Sometimes, as much as we think we want the change (or know we need it), we’d rather things just stayed the “old way”….the comfortable way.  We’re willing to tell ourselves half-truths in hopes that we don’t have to change “all the way”….that maybe […]

**DISCLAIMER** This is a post-race report – AND IT’S LONG – if you read to the end, you’ll know why.The last time I sat down to write was April 13th.  That was a long long time ago.  In addition to the actual time – 90+ days ago – there were more than 1,900 miles logged on the bike, nearly 76,000 yards in the pool and 330+ miles of running…..and let’s be honest – that takes some time, so something has […]