10 weeks down!! 20 weeks to Go!!

10 weeks of training finished!! What does that mean?

Here it is by the numbers

Over 27 miles of swimming, 629 miles of cycling, and 223 miles of running, and lastly 3 days of missed training due to the stomach bug, and lots of early nights to bed. Why???

So that I can be in this pool of people swimming in this beautiful lake on July 22, 2012!!

Now that the base phase is over it is now a 10 week build cycle this 10 weeks the workouts will become longer and the intensity will increase!! Oh Joy.

There are two big things I have learned during this first 10 weeks of training. Its not that they are new to me but I can say I was pleasantly reminded of them.

Times will be hard - James 1:2-4 - ² Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,^[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, ³because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. ⁴ Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

When I feel like quitting - 1 Corinthians 10:13 - ¹³No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it.

God is good and has blessed me in my training up till this point and I know he has the perfect plan set for me to proceed forward.

My prayer is all the athletes training for the race stay safe and healthy!!