Bless... Texas?

There have been moments in my life where I look deep into my soul and promise myself that the particular situation will never happen again. For example the moment I experienced the 5th day of July in Houston Texas.

My roommates and I had just finished working a camp for a month when we headed back to the house so I could unpack my bags and fix to leave for Montana. Most of the time the only place your safe from the Texas heat is in your house or at Wal-Mart. Both places should have wonderful air conditioning. When away for the month, our broken AC went unnoticed leaving our house to become an oven. Our landlords were unable to fix it immediately, leaving us to melt for a solid 48 hours. My roommate and I would lay in the living room in minimal clothes as possible, with plug in fans blowing on us and ice packs all over my body. Not only were we dealing with the summer heat of Texas, we lived in it for the longest 48 hours of my life. It was then and there on that tan pleather couch that I made a vow with myself I would never suffer that amount of heat again. And I was doing well so far, I mean I moved back to Montana and if anything experienced the opposite. Unfortunately the vow of staying away from the heat came to an end a few days ago.

I’m always up for an adventure, so I agreed to attend Bikrum Yoga. Have you ever heard about it? Well, I’ll put it this way, Texas in July when trying to make myself into a salted pretzel. All due respect to the practice of yoga, this type of yoga is one for the history books. The room is a piping 105 degrees and 40% humidity, and for 90 minutes I did my best. But what was my best? Lying in a pile of sweat, remembering the days of Texas, and dreaming of ice cream was the best I could do. It’s always an adventure when trying something new, but at this point in my adventure I’m willing to do anything to change it up. Have you considered doing something beyond your comfort zone? I’m happy to go with anyone to Bikrum!

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Hello New Year! It is hard for me to believe that 2011 is over and it’s a new year. Ready or not! Has anyone ever told you that changing your life is hard? Yeah, I think I might have missed that memo. I have been at this for 8 months now and it is most definitely the most difficult thing I have ever done. So please do not let anyone tell you changing your life is easy, but so far it’s been amazingly worth it.

 Yesterday after personal training with Lana, we had a conversation that is no stranger to us. I made the simple statement that this may be getting harder, and why was it so easy this summer? The answer to this problem is motivation. It is like I have come out of the “fun, new, and exciting” stage and into the “well I guess this really is reality, and a lot harder than I thought” stage. This is not a fun stage to be in, just in case you have never been in this stage. So I realized I needed some new motivation for 2012 and something to spice up my winter.

Bike to Blackmore Lake Fall 2011

For me I need something that I can look forward to, that is achievable and short term. I noticed I did well when I had weekly goals and shot term goals. So what’s my plan? I am excited to train for the bike leg of an upcoming triathlon! I sink like a battle ship in water, and because of my hip I am unable to run, but I do love to bike. There may or may not be a slight problem. I have never been on any type of road bike. So not only do I need to train for that, I also need some suggestions on how exactly to get started road biking.

Do you know anyone with some type of knowledge on road bikes? Where should I look to borrow/purchase a road bike? Can I train on a spin bike at the Ridge then just ride a road bike once before the race? I have a lot of questions and would love some help.

It’s a new year, and I myself am after some new motivation! The day I bike around the world, well more like Missoula is April 21^st . That's right around the corner folks, and I need your help!

One Less Day