Houston Half-Marathon Down, Half Ironman Next

Well this process just keeps getting more and more real.  I just recently, 1/13/2013, ran of what I assume will be many Half-Marathon.  It was a lot more fun then I expected and I am glad I did it.  It served as great motivation to continue to push through with my running throughout the triathlon off season.  It was was a lot of fun as well because a lot of Tri4him folks did the race along with lots of friends from my 212 class at church and even others like Billy Packer, a old friend from college.  It was amazing how many people came out to cheer people on in the horrible weather.  Brandi and my mom were some of those people along with John and some of the Tri4Him guys.  Thanks you all for the support!  It was a nice once the nasty rain stopped!

Now that I have completed a Half-Marathon, the next step of course is to complete a Half-Ironman.  With that said my next race will be Ironman 70.3 - Texas, being held in Galveston on April 13th, 2013.  Training is going to start getting tough and on top of trying to train, I will be going to work in El Paso for a month to help with a Turnaround.  It is going to take a lot of physical and mental strength to push through that and prepare myself.  While I am away, my personal goal is stay consistent with my faith and involvement and connection with church and also physically with my training.

I am getting ready to send an email out regarding the request for those who are willing to pledge funds for Little Eden Children's Home upon my completing Ironman in November.  It will include links to the Mike Eden Ministries, Tri4Him, this blog, and why I am doing this.  I am excited about making this all bigger then me! I will add another entry upon sending the email.