Getting closer...

This has been a very busy winter for me so far.  I got married, continue to work and try to build my business, have been working on home improvement projects, planned my race season, and have been coordinating that race season to be a fundraiser for Special Olympics Utah.  If this hasn't been enough, I have also been training for my races.

Just a couple weeks ago, it felt like my very first race was so far off.  Just today, however, I realized that my first race is only a month away.  It's a good thing I've been training the way I have.  And it's also turned out to be a good thing that my car broke down a couple days ago.  Because of that, I've used getting to and from work as a chance to get in either a good bike or run work-out.  It's been a good way to jump start an already busy work-out schedule.

I hope to do very well this season, and my first race will tell me where I am at, how I'm doing, this early in the year.  After that first race, I have almost two months till my second, and so I will have a good chance to get ready to dominate!  I have pledged to donate a certain amount of money--depending on race results--to Special Olympics Utah.  To see that goal and pledge, and for directions on how to make your own pledge or one-time tax-deductible donation (should you feel so inclined and have the financial means), please click on the "Fundraising: Special Olympics Utah" tab at the top (under the header).

Special Olympics Utah has been very gracious and helpful so far, and I haven't even done anything yet!  I think that's pretty indicative of how the athlete's compete and live.  It's all about pushing themselves  to reach the best of what they can be, and helping their friends and fellow athlete's to do the same.  We could learn a lot from these amazing athlete's, and I hope to be able to share some of their stories here alongside my own. Until then, remember that life is to be joyful: find the best in yourself, your family, your friends, and in life!