The Best Laid Plans

Well, you know what they say about the “best laid plans”…

How many times have you heard that in your life?  I’ve heard it plenty of times and for the most part, it hasn’t ever bothered me to hear it.  You make a plan so you have some framework to reference on your path.  Then you change and re-work the plan so it jives with your life.  Well, my plan was to lose some weight, (ok a lot of weight), run a marathon, then train and complete an Ironman triathlon.  Well, I lost some weight (25 lbs. and counting), I ran a(nother) half marathon and there’s no IM in my future.  I mean, in my 2012 future.  2012 was supposed to be IM year.  But it costs about $500 to register, plus my bike needs serious upgrades (my bike is 20 years old- seriously).  I just don’t have the finances to make this happen (yet, I’m signed up for a Ragnar in AZ and Bay to Breakers in CA- so it’s not like I’m living in a box). 

So here I am, thinking about my running/racing/triathlon future.  I was going to join a gym, but haven’t.  I was going to research new bikes, but haven’t.  I was going to take the month of December off but… oh, wait, I DID do that!  (But I have soooo much “off time guilt” it’s causing me much anxiety.)

The main reason I’m writing right now is to let everyone know that I have decided there will not be an Ironman for me this coming year.  That’s ok and all, because I’m just re-working the plan.  There WILL BE an Ironman for me someday. 

Just need to work it into the plan…

So, what’s the plan?  Well, THAT’S the problem.  I have no plan…