I got an e-mail today from the Race Director of the Death Valley Marathon stating they are switching to an alternate route because of weather. Boy, just another thing to add to my already pathetic week. I bet it’s going to rain and be terrible weather too. On the bright side (bright side?), there won’t be much climbing involved on the course. It’s pretty much and out and back pancake flat course on dirt and gravel.
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I started P90x today. I had heard so many things about it and its popularity that I decided to do my own research. In case you don’t know what p90x is about, it’s a 90 day fitness program that is very “X”treme in every aspect.
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As we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight that so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1
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I’ve been blogging about my swimming woes since I started on this road to Kona. The JerseyMan I like to think was getting the cobwebs out of my system.
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I put my results on Facebook, and my sister asked me if I thought my results were “good”?
That’s a good question.
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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
I flew back to my home state to visit family for the weekend. Seems like whenever I have a long scheduled workout on a weekend something always comes up…such as family. It was actually a celebratory event as my mother was getting ordained as a pastor in the Methodist Church.

Ok, for all those who don’t live in Florida, here’s something you might know: Florida is HOT. Just walking down the street you perspire like crazy. Another thing about Florida which you might not have known: there are pools everywhere. I figured since I was going to be in town for a few days I would seek out a pool, and maybe even a swim coach.
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