See ya September

So, this month flew by. Life’s been busy this past month. Lucas turned 1, lots of training, busy at work, a bit more training, Auburn football (WDE)…not much time to just sit and relax let alone get an update put up on the blog. Where to begin?

Lucas rocks. It’s the easiest way to put it. I never thought that something could bring a smile to my face like he does. Everyday, I can’t wait to get home and see him and MH. He is starting at a new school on Monday. Say a prayer for the teachers…he’s been with grandparents for the past three weeks, and they did what great grandparent do…spoiled him rotten.

Here’s my little dude chillin in the cool car buggy at publix

Work has been going great. Getting to work on some cool and different projects from what I’m used to. I’m hoping that this is putting me on course to be a direct employee with Southern Company and not a leased worker soon. MH is still loving Alacare…who wouldn’t when you get to pimp around town in a sweet A PT cruiser.

Training has been pretty good this month. Running is starting to catch up a little bit with biking and swimming. I haven’t been able to get as much volume in on the bike or run as I have wanted/needed to, but some things are more important…see above. We have reached the 5 week mark for IMFL. It’s easy for me to get nervous. I’ve started trying to gather the items that I still need to make it through this race. A new wetsuit is still on the agenda. I reserved a set of race wheels for that entire week (Zipp 808’s). They pretty much rock. I got a new saddle too. It's lighter than the one that came with my bike and a little firmer. What better way to break it in than a sold 100 miler yesterday. This weekend helped a ton. I got in a solid century ride and worked on my nutrition on the bike. No GI issues on the bike or on a short run off the bike. I was a little sore towards the end of the ride, but that is to be expected (or at least that is what I’m telling myself). Just a couple more weeks of intense training and then I’ll dial it back a notch for my taper. For those of you planning on coming down for the race…thank you! It’s going to be seeing ya’ll on the course that keeps me focused and keeps the “icants” at bay. For those of you that aren’t/can’t make it down, I’ll have a like up here to the IM athlete tracker. I’ll also send out an email with my phone if you want MH to text you updates or you can follow her on twitter. I’m sure I’ll talk more about the race as these next few weeks go by…thanks for listening.

Eric’s Quote of the Day: “A river cuts through rock not because of its power but because of its persistence” ~James Watkins