Yeah I just screamed out loud.

Marley just fell out of the bed in the other room....

Sorry I haven't written in a loooong time but I guess I didn't feel that anyone was really reading this. Been sort of lonely over here. In the blog I mean. No one has been sending me messages or anything....sigh. I have recieved some donations though. Thanks to everyone who have graciously donated.

The past couple weeks I have been working out in the gym as it has gotten to be a little dark at 6am for me to feel safe running through the park. It turned out to be a not so bad thing though as I have been able to ride the bike in the fitness center at UB and then hop right onto the tredmill. I am hoping this has given me and idea of what the transition from biking to running will be like cause it felt pretty good.

I'm getting super nervous just about the little stuff lilke if I hvae the right gear to wear and if I will be able to "transition" properly.

I can't even start thinking about it right now... I have to get to bed and if my mind wanders too much I won't be able to sleep...

Peace!

First of all... is "bettered" a word?

I was able to cut a minute and a half off of my 5K time which is exciting. We're getting down to the nitty gritty here and I'm getting real anxious.

Haven't had anyone lese donate since my buddy Rabber and I'm really hoping you all will help me raise some money for  Glory Be to Kids. You've checked out the web site, they have been doing great things for years for so many different charities. I'm just trying to do my part to help then reach their annual goal of $20,000. We're just at about $18,000 so my goal of $1000 will just about get us there.

Feel free to leave some encourgaing words... lord knows I need it.

Peace

I'm starting to freak out and get super nervous.

I was able to keep up with my training somewhat while I was away on vacation but a foot injury on my third day at the cottage really put a damper on things.

I haven't been able to run as much as I would like. I have upped my biking and swimming but I am most fearful about my running. Hopefully I can get back on the road by the end of the week. I will doing the elipticle at thegym until then.

Starting to aggressivle go after donations also. My goal is to raise $1000 for Glory Be to Kids. If everyone I know and talk to about the triathlon just donates even $5... I will be extrememly happy.

Off to work and off to the gym.

I had a great run this morning. Did a 5k+ in 38 minutes. If you compare it to other runners times it's pretty slow. BUT... considering I couldn't run a mile 2 months ago... I'm happy with that. Plus I shouldn't be so concerned with time but instead just finishing.

Can't wait to go away on vacation on Sunday. Will be nice to have the means to open water swim, bike and run all at once. I'm anxious about it. We'll see. Probably won't blog again until I get back.

Peace

Hard to believe there are only 52 days left till the triathlon.

I'm starting to get nervous. I feel like I have so much more still to do. I am just at about 2 miles for running and then I have to walk for about a minute and such. I feel like I have plateaued the last 2 weeks. And last night I made the dumbest mistake... Marley and I decided to have fondu while we watched a movie. NOT A GOOD IDEA... I could barely run a mile and a half before my whole body just cramped up. Even now, and hour after I got back home I still feel sick.

But in retrospect, the movie we watched... Into the Wild... AWESOME!!! it's On Demand right now if you have Time Warner. Such a great movie. About a young man who graduates from college then without telling anyone, gives away his life savings and sets off to explore the country. His goal is to live in the wild in Alaska. Very freakin cool. Wish I had the balls to do that. Check it out if your into peace love and spirituality and all that hippie kind of stuff.  

Peace

Sorry all. The site I do the blog through was down for a couple of days. I was also heavily involved in last minute activities for the annual Glory Be to Kids softball tournament. Should be great this year. There will be some changes but I think everyone will llike what we've done.

Pray for good weather. I'm sure our angel will smile down on us as she seem's to do when we need her most.

In order to try and stick with my training as much as I can with the crazy busy weekend ahead, I am vowing not to drink until afternoon Sunday ( If you know me and the tournament then you know this tough for me) and I'm still going to try and get my runs/bikes in in the early hours before things get hopping.

Take care all, have a great weekend and if you're not busy this weekend, stop down to Felton Field in North Tonawanda to watch some men's games or go to the Niagara fields in Tonawanda to see the women play. Direction for all of the fields can be found on the website. Just go back to the main page and click on the softball tournament link at the top.

Peace!!

It was a crazy 4th of July holiday weekend. Busy, busy, busy! But I had a lot fo fun. Got to see the new Eri Canal harbor on the waterfront in Buffalo... yes they are developing and it's exciting. It's really nice down there. A great place to go and hang out and be near the water. Can't wait to see what it will all unfold to be in the months, years to come.

I was able to still get my workouts in and not over indulge in "grill out" delights. I was even able to get a pseudo workout in as Marley and I did a hike  through the Griffis Sculpture Park near Ellicotville. Pretty cool place to see. It's an outdoor museum with a steep uphill climb to the top that left both Marley and I sweating and panting.

This climb up one of the sculptures is actually more trecherous then it looks. My sneakers were wet and the round metal steps made for some slipping of the shoes. I'll admit I was slightly nervous and was holding on with my hands for dear life.

And I made it to the top...

But if you're ever in the area I highly suggest taking a hike around this park. Bring a pack with a nice lunch and it's a great day trip.

I made 1 1/2 miles running today and probably could have gone further but was dealing a slight cramp so I slowed to a fast walk. I think I'll be at 2 miles by early next week. I am defintely seeing some changes thanks to my training as I have thankfully lost 15 pounds since June 2. This will help out tremendously as I have this ceremony coming up in October. I can't let Marley be the "belle of the ball". Again, with her muppet like good looks.

Peace all!

So I swam today and then came home, rested for about 2 hours and then decided to go for a bike ride... not a real good idea.

I need to pace myself and remember that I'm new to all of this and not get too cocky. I'm beat, my legs hurt.... and I was stupid. Why would I after about 4 weeks of beginning think I could handle 2 activity workouts in a day? The last thing I need to do is hurt myself. Perhaps I will stick to one activity a day for July and then switch to "2-a-days" in August.

I'm going to go eat, watch some HGTV and then call it a night.

Peace

We all know that just by simply purchasing a brand new pair of sneakers, you run faster then you ever have before. All that fresh gum rubber on the sole of those new sneakers provided you with gripping power unlike you have ever seen before.  You put on those shoes which smell "new shoe box" fresh and let it roll. One foot in front of the other and your off... tearing around town just looking for the olympic trials...

It's pretty much the same effect when you get a brand new pair of tires put onto your bike. With the way I felt riding I thought, forget Lance.... people will start wearing little yellow bands around their wrist with "Burn Strong" embossed on them. (Burn of course being a play off of my name... Bernas... see what I did there?) Wow.... can you hear me in the back??

Anyway.... I got my bike back finally and with it all tuned up and ready to go with new "sneakers" I took it out for a spin this fine AM. Nice.... but I  also haven't riden in 2 weeks so I have a lot of riding to do to make up for it.

I have come up with a work out regime that I think will work nicely and hopefully get me in triathlon shape. 3 days a week of running in the morning and then upper body weights in the afternoon or evening and then 3 days of morning biking with swimming in the afternoon or night. And on the 7th day... Michelle rested.... but I'll probably make saturday my day off and it is certain that will most likely not be any rest for me.... summers are just way too busy.

Peace

Did my first swim session yesterday. After swimming for about 32 years... or at least as long as I can possible remember, Marley noticed that I was kicking wrong on my breast stroke. WHAT??? So i spent pretty much the whole 40 minutes yesterday relearning how to kick for the breast stroke. Damn it why didn't anyone tell me? Oh right, we didn't have a pool at cathlolic school nor did we have one in my high school. I'm self taught.... D'oh!

No worries. I've got some time to re-adjust and in the long run it'll be better for me. My leg would get tired sooner the old way. My biggest worry is really trying to make the swim cap and goggles look good. I look like a dweeb. ......  Of course Marley looked cute as hell in her's. Damn her and  Muppet like good looks!!!!

Peace