Sunday, January 23, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
NFL Playoffs
It's to no one's surprise that I'm a huge sports fan. It's hard for me to determine what sport I enjoy the most because there are different parts of each one that suck me in. It's hard to top March Madness or the Final Round at the Masters, but right now all I can think about is the Green Bay Packers and their march to Superbowl XLV (45).
The past two weekends of wildcard and playoff games have been a rollercoaster to say the least. Some predictable others not so much, actually wait, I don't think there is one game that has gone as predicted. After the first 2 rounds, the number one seeds (Falcons and Patriots) are both gone and the defending Super Bowl Champions, New Orleans Saints, were knocked off as well. I think majority of sports fans didn't see this coming. Everyone wants their team to win, but often times we find ourselves rooting for other teams with hopes that we'll play the team that may not be as good, however are surprised when the expected winner loses.
Wildcard Weekend:
Jets over Colts (17-16). Ravens over Kansas City (30-7). Packers over Eagles (21-16). Seahawks over Saints (41-36). Fans alike expected the Ravens to win, that was a given, but the other games caused a few more heart attacks. Starting with the Jets/Colts game. It was truly up for grabs really. The injured Colts were struggling to hold on, but no one ever overlooks P. Manning, however Sanchez and the Jets stayed on top, barely, to pull out the victory. The Packers/Eagles game was going to be close, everyone knew that. Michael Vick is a phenomenal QB but the Packers D has been near impossible to break this year and their offense has been exceptional with Rodgers as their leader. With the final minutes winding down, Philly was making a run to win the game, but all thanks to Tremon Williams' phenomenal INT in the endzone, that drive was halted faster than Vick's dog fighting trial. The biggest surprise of the weekend however, the Seahawks defeat of the Saints. The defending Super Bowl champs weren't as good as they were the previous season, however going up against the 7-9 Seahawks no one thought this upset would happen. Down at the half, the Seahawks never gave up. With the "Return that Shocked Seattle" the Seahawks came out victorious. New Orleans came into the game with the mindset that it would be an easy victory and advance to the next round. Now they're back in their homes kicking themselves.
Divisional Round:
Jets over Patriots (28-21). Pittsburgh over Baltimore (31-24). Packers over Falcons (48-21). Bears over Seahawks (35-24). Who would have thought the two #1 seeds would both be gone in the divisional round? Well Packer Nation and Jets fans probably knew it, and a few other serious football fans, but not many others. With the Jets going to Gilette stadium to play the Patriots, not many people thought Sanchez would prevail over multi-MVP Tom Brady and his all-stars, but they did. Same thing with the Saints the week before, the Patriots didn't show up to play. They thought it was going to be an easy win, but it wasn't. The Bears/Seahawks game went as expected, the Bears won and Seattle faltered, nothing else. The Ravens/Steelers game was one that was up for grabs. Both teams had potential to win, it was just a matter of who could play for an hour with the least mistakes. Ravens took the early lead and seemed as if they had control of the game, until they crumbled like the Berlin Wall in the 80's. Mistake after mistake, the Steelers capitalized and prevailed. Now the #1 seeded Falcons had a lot of expectations to live up to, a lot of people thought the inexperienced Matt Ryan could take them to the SuperBowl, but the Packers had other plans. In their first meeting, yes the Falcons won, but barely. The Packers have been on the radar for the SuperBowl this entire season. They were never blown out of a game (all loses were by 3 or fewer points) and when they were playing well, it was dangerous. This game there was no stopping the Packers on either side of the ball. Aaron Rodgers was close to perfection (31/36, 366 yds, 3 TDs, 1 rushing TD) the Falcons defense couldn't stop him. In reality, the Falcons offense only score 1 TD (kickoff return and an INT return were the other 2). But the most interesting fact... the Packers did not punt once in the game, not once. That game could have easily been 50 or more to 7.
And now we wait for the AFC and NFC championships this Sunday. The NY Jets @ Pittsburgh Steeler, a game that could go either way. The Jets have already beaten Pittsburgh at home this year, but after the Baltimore game the Steelers are in full steam and ready to get to the SuperBowl for another Lombardi trophy. This year however, the game to watch is the NFC Championship game: Packers vs. Bears, the coveted rivalry. They haven't played each other in the playoffs since 1941. This year they split the games each winning at home, but now it's different. This game is for all the marbles. Win or go home. It's hard to believe that any team could beat the Packers right now with the way they've been playing, but especially this year, anything can happen.
As a life long Packer fan, we obviously know who I'm rooting for. I'm considering going down to Chicago to watch the game with some Bears fans but as superstitious as I am I'm not sure I can leave the comforts of my home after watching the game there last week. Either way, I will be sporting the Acme Packers shirt I received for my birthday (Jan 4th) for it has been worn for the Eagles and Falcons game therefore it obviously will be worn until they lose. 4 teams remain, only 2 can move on. Root for whoever you want but now it comes down to which team can step up to the pressure.
Go Packers.
The past two weekends of wildcard and playoff games have been a rollercoaster to say the least. Some predictable others not so much, actually wait, I don't think there is one game that has gone as predicted. After the first 2 rounds, the number one seeds (Falcons and Patriots) are both gone and the defending Super Bowl Champions, New Orleans Saints, were knocked off as well. I think majority of sports fans didn't see this coming. Everyone wants their team to win, but often times we find ourselves rooting for other teams with hopes that we'll play the team that may not be as good, however are surprised when the expected winner loses.
Wildcard Weekend:
Jets over Colts (17-16). Ravens over Kansas City (30-7). Packers over Eagles (21-16). Seahawks over Saints (41-36). Fans alike expected the Ravens to win, that was a given, but the other games caused a few more heart attacks. Starting with the Jets/Colts game. It was truly up for grabs really. The injured Colts were struggling to hold on, but no one ever overlooks P. Manning, however Sanchez and the Jets stayed on top, barely, to pull out the victory. The Packers/Eagles game was going to be close, everyone knew that. Michael Vick is a phenomenal QB but the Packers D has been near impossible to break this year and their offense has been exceptional with Rodgers as their leader. With the final minutes winding down, Philly was making a run to win the game, but all thanks to Tremon Williams' phenomenal INT in the endzone, that drive was halted faster than Vick's dog fighting trial. The biggest surprise of the weekend however, the Seahawks defeat of the Saints. The defending Super Bowl champs weren't as good as they were the previous season, however going up against the 7-9 Seahawks no one thought this upset would happen. Down at the half, the Seahawks never gave up. With the "Return that Shocked Seattle" the Seahawks came out victorious. New Orleans came into the game with the mindset that it would be an easy victory and advance to the next round. Now they're back in their homes kicking themselves.
Divisional Round:
Jets over Patriots (28-21). Pittsburgh over Baltimore (31-24). Packers over Falcons (48-21). Bears over Seahawks (35-24). Who would have thought the two #1 seeds would both be gone in the divisional round? Well Packer Nation and Jets fans probably knew it, and a few other serious football fans, but not many others. With the Jets going to Gilette stadium to play the Patriots, not many people thought Sanchez would prevail over multi-MVP Tom Brady and his all-stars, but they did. Same thing with the Saints the week before, the Patriots didn't show up to play. They thought it was going to be an easy win, but it wasn't. The Bears/Seahawks game went as expected, the Bears won and Seattle faltered, nothing else. The Ravens/Steelers game was one that was up for grabs. Both teams had potential to win, it was just a matter of who could play for an hour with the least mistakes. Ravens took the early lead and seemed as if they had control of the game, until they crumbled like the Berlin Wall in the 80's. Mistake after mistake, the Steelers capitalized and prevailed. Now the #1 seeded Falcons had a lot of expectations to live up to, a lot of people thought the inexperienced Matt Ryan could take them to the SuperBowl, but the Packers had other plans. In their first meeting, yes the Falcons won, but barely. The Packers have been on the radar for the SuperBowl this entire season. They were never blown out of a game (all loses were by 3 or fewer points) and when they were playing well, it was dangerous. This game there was no stopping the Packers on either side of the ball. Aaron Rodgers was close to perfection (31/36, 366 yds, 3 TDs, 1 rushing TD) the Falcons defense couldn't stop him. In reality, the Falcons offense only score 1 TD (kickoff return and an INT return were the other 2). But the most interesting fact... the Packers did not punt once in the game, not once. That game could have easily been 50 or more to 7.
And now we wait for the AFC and NFC championships this Sunday. The NY Jets @ Pittsburgh Steeler, a game that could go either way. The Jets have already beaten Pittsburgh at home this year, but after the Baltimore game the Steelers are in full steam and ready to get to the SuperBowl for another Lombardi trophy. This year however, the game to watch is the NFC Championship game: Packers vs. Bears, the coveted rivalry. They haven't played each other in the playoffs since 1941. This year they split the games each winning at home, but now it's different. This game is for all the marbles. Win or go home. It's hard to believe that any team could beat the Packers right now with the way they've been playing, but especially this year, anything can happen.
As a life long Packer fan, we obviously know who I'm rooting for. I'm considering going down to Chicago to watch the game with some Bears fans but as superstitious as I am I'm not sure I can leave the comforts of my home after watching the game there last week. Either way, I will be sporting the Acme Packers shirt I received for my birthday (Jan 4th) for it has been worn for the Eagles and Falcons game therefore it obviously will be worn until they lose. 4 teams remain, only 2 can move on. Root for whoever you want but now it comes down to which team can step up to the pressure.
Go Packers.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
2011 BCS National Championship
So I don't think last night was the game we were all expecting. Well maybe the outcome but the final score was far from what many NCAA football fans were expecting, especially those from Oregon and Auburn. Between my group of friends we were very split between these two teams. The SEC crew were not foiled that the Ducks would beat the Tigers, however there were many others who believed that Oregon's fast paced play was going to get the best of Auburn's defense. Last night's game is the reason why I love watching college football. It came down to the final seconds, there wasn't a purely dominant team, which to me displays that the right teams were chosen for the national championship game. While it can be argued that Stanford or TCU may have deserved it as well, we can't dwell on what could have been and just accept what was.
Leading up to the game like every year experts across the nation were trying to figure out what each teams game plan would be, how exactly they were going to win. Oregon during the season was purely dominant in the run game, averaging 300 yds per game, and their quick offense wore defenses down before the 1st quarter could even come to a close. Not to mention their "fancy" trick plays with shovel passes and reverses that confuse many teams in the NCAA kept their offense near impossible to read thus resulting in high scores. However, Auburn is from the SEC conference. A dominant conference in NCAA football. The SEC is known for already fast paced games so the fast paced Oregon offense wasn't going to be that shocking to Auburn. Not to mention Auburn does have the (controversial) Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton. How was Oregon going to stop him? Not only can he throw the ball but he's a phenomenal runner and knows how to make plays.
The game started last night Oregon won the toss and elected to receive the opening kick off. Majority of the sports world expected this to be a game of offense. Some sort of score on every offensive drive. If each offense would have been on their game last night it could have easily been a 53-50 final score. After the 1st quarter ended it was still 0-0. Something no one expected. Each team had an INT in the 1st quarter, but no results from either turnover. Something that both teams throughout the regular season were successful with. The 2nd quarter began and that's where we finally started to see the teams settle into their usual game. Oregon went up 3-0. Then Auburn scored, 7-3. Almost immediately Oregon reciprocated but then also faked the FG and scored the 2-pt conversion, 11-7. Auburn safety, 11-9. Auburn TD, 16-11. This was the kind of game people were expecting. Fast offensive drives and scoring going back and forth. Going into the half with the lead Auburn was pumped up, but Oregon wasn't going to go down without a fight.
Only 4 minutes into the half Auburn scored a field goal to make it 19-11. A lot of football fans, not really rooting for either team, at this point started to believe that Auburn was going to run away with the game. They had the lead at the half and came out to score first in the 3rd quarter. It seemed as though Oregon was beat. The rest of the 3rd quarter despite turnovers, big 3rd down plays and a few defensive plays by both teams, the score remained 19-11 going into the final 15 minutes of the game. Running down the clock in the 4th quarter Auburn was still up by 8. Oregon needed a touchdown with a 2-pt conversion to just tie the game. And that's exactly what they got, with 2:33 left in the game. After Casey Matthews forced Newton to fumble the ball (a phenomenal play) Oregon marched into the endzone with 2 perfectly executed plays. 1st the 2-yd pass from Thomas to LaMichael James for the TD and then the pass to Jeff Maehl for the 2pt conversion. Game tied 19 all. From that point on however, it was Auburn's ball.
Using the last 2:30 on the clock marching down the field. All they needed was a FG to win. After a poor tackle by Oregon that resulted in a 37-yd run from Auburn (runner was never down on the play and continued to run) Auburn was set up to win the game with a TD. However down at the 1 they were forced to figure out a new game plan to not allow Oregon to even have another chance for a hail mary kickoff return to win the game. As unlikely as that would be, we've seen crazier plays to win a game. Auburn with 10 seconds left went back on the field, spiked the ball and used one of their remaining timeouts with 2 seconds left. Just enough time to kick the winning field goal and leave Oregon no time to rebuttal. Auburn became the 2011 BCS National Championship with a final score of 22-19. A significantly lower score than expected by the entire NCAA nation, but it came down to the final seconds literally, and Auburn prevailed.
As a general college football fan I just wanted to see a good game, and that's exactly what I got, but I openly cheered for Oregon. While it was a near even spread I wanted to see the "underdog" prevail. The SEC is very clearly the most dominant conference in college football but to see that a team from the PAC-10 held it's own was refreshing. A friend posted on Facebook: "Stanford could have beaten either one of those teams" and while that may be true, we'll never actually know. For the first time in a long time, I think I am happy with the entire game. There were no really bad calls against either team, maybe a few holding calls here and there overlooked, but the officiating crew did a fantastic job at making the right calls on both teams.
One thing that made me believe that there is still good in this sport, in the coaches and players, was Gene Chizik. Defensive linemen Fairley, dominant throughout the entire game was called twice on personal fouls during the game. One when he pushed Jones' back into the ground after a tackle and pretty much near kneed him in the face as well as he pushed his helmet into the ground later in the game. I am not condoning his actions by any means, and neither did Chizik. As the head official was announcing the penalty the cameras zoomed to Chizik screaming at Fairley for what he did. Seeing Fairley being scolded for his actions was a breath of fresh air. No player should ever play like that, in any sport.
Now that the 2010-2011 college football season is over I can focus my full attention to UConn bball and the Packers playoff push. This year was an interesting year to say the least. The Big Ten usually dominant in bowl games was shut out, Boise State was denied what they thought was their chance at the BCS title game when they lost to Nevada. Teams like Wisconsin who dominated with more than 160 points in their last 3 games of the reg season, lost in the Rose Bowl to TCU, prove that there should be a playoff system because at the end of the regular season there was no team that could have beaten the Badgers. I look forward to the next season but it shall be interesting first to see who is going to go into the draft and change their college teams game plan for the upcoming season.
Congrats again to Auburn on the national championship, y'all earned it. War Eagle!
Leading up to the game like every year experts across the nation were trying to figure out what each teams game plan would be, how exactly they were going to win. Oregon during the season was purely dominant in the run game, averaging 300 yds per game, and their quick offense wore defenses down before the 1st quarter could even come to a close. Not to mention their "fancy" trick plays with shovel passes and reverses that confuse many teams in the NCAA kept their offense near impossible to read thus resulting in high scores. However, Auburn is from the SEC conference. A dominant conference in NCAA football. The SEC is known for already fast paced games so the fast paced Oregon offense wasn't going to be that shocking to Auburn. Not to mention Auburn does have the (controversial) Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton. How was Oregon going to stop him? Not only can he throw the ball but he's a phenomenal runner and knows how to make plays.
The game started last night Oregon won the toss and elected to receive the opening kick off. Majority of the sports world expected this to be a game of offense. Some sort of score on every offensive drive. If each offense would have been on their game last night it could have easily been a 53-50 final score. After the 1st quarter ended it was still 0-0. Something no one expected. Each team had an INT in the 1st quarter, but no results from either turnover. Something that both teams throughout the regular season were successful with. The 2nd quarter began and that's where we finally started to see the teams settle into their usual game. Oregon went up 3-0. Then Auburn scored, 7-3. Almost immediately Oregon reciprocated but then also faked the FG and scored the 2-pt conversion, 11-7. Auburn safety, 11-9. Auburn TD, 16-11. This was the kind of game people were expecting. Fast offensive drives and scoring going back and forth. Going into the half with the lead Auburn was pumped up, but Oregon wasn't going to go down without a fight.
Only 4 minutes into the half Auburn scored a field goal to make it 19-11. A lot of football fans, not really rooting for either team, at this point started to believe that Auburn was going to run away with the game. They had the lead at the half and came out to score first in the 3rd quarter. It seemed as though Oregon was beat. The rest of the 3rd quarter despite turnovers, big 3rd down plays and a few defensive plays by both teams, the score remained 19-11 going into the final 15 minutes of the game. Running down the clock in the 4th quarter Auburn was still up by 8. Oregon needed a touchdown with a 2-pt conversion to just tie the game. And that's exactly what they got, with 2:33 left in the game. After Casey Matthews forced Newton to fumble the ball (a phenomenal play) Oregon marched into the endzone with 2 perfectly executed plays. 1st the 2-yd pass from Thomas to LaMichael James for the TD and then the pass to Jeff Maehl for the 2pt conversion. Game tied 19 all. From that point on however, it was Auburn's ball.
Using the last 2:30 on the clock marching down the field. All they needed was a FG to win. After a poor tackle by Oregon that resulted in a 37-yd run from Auburn (runner was never down on the play and continued to run) Auburn was set up to win the game with a TD. However down at the 1 they were forced to figure out a new game plan to not allow Oregon to even have another chance for a hail mary kickoff return to win the game. As unlikely as that would be, we've seen crazier plays to win a game. Auburn with 10 seconds left went back on the field, spiked the ball and used one of their remaining timeouts with 2 seconds left. Just enough time to kick the winning field goal and leave Oregon no time to rebuttal. Auburn became the 2011 BCS National Championship with a final score of 22-19. A significantly lower score than expected by the entire NCAA nation, but it came down to the final seconds literally, and Auburn prevailed.
As a general college football fan I just wanted to see a good game, and that's exactly what I got, but I openly cheered for Oregon. While it was a near even spread I wanted to see the "underdog" prevail. The SEC is very clearly the most dominant conference in college football but to see that a team from the PAC-10 held it's own was refreshing. A friend posted on Facebook: "Stanford could have beaten either one of those teams" and while that may be true, we'll never actually know. For the first time in a long time, I think I am happy with the entire game. There were no really bad calls against either team, maybe a few holding calls here and there overlooked, but the officiating crew did a fantastic job at making the right calls on both teams.
One thing that made me believe that there is still good in this sport, in the coaches and players, was Gene Chizik. Defensive linemen Fairley, dominant throughout the entire game was called twice on personal fouls during the game. One when he pushed Jones' back into the ground after a tackle and pretty much near kneed him in the face as well as he pushed his helmet into the ground later in the game. I am not condoning his actions by any means, and neither did Chizik. As the head official was announcing the penalty the cameras zoomed to Chizik screaming at Fairley for what he did. Seeing Fairley being scolded for his actions was a breath of fresh air. No player should ever play like that, in any sport.
Now that the 2010-2011 college football season is over I can focus my full attention to UConn bball and the Packers playoff push. This year was an interesting year to say the least. The Big Ten usually dominant in bowl games was shut out, Boise State was denied what they thought was their chance at the BCS title game when they lost to Nevada. Teams like Wisconsin who dominated with more than 160 points in their last 3 games of the reg season, lost in the Rose Bowl to TCU, prove that there should be a playoff system because at the end of the regular season there was no team that could have beaten the Badgers. I look forward to the next season but it shall be interesting first to see who is going to go into the draft and change their college teams game plan for the upcoming season.
Congrats again to Auburn on the national championship, y'all earned it. War Eagle!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
New Year, New Outlook
I know it's beyond typical to write a new years post with all of your resolutions and everything you want to do in the next year, but bear with me as I write one myself. This years New Years was different than any other one I've ever had before. It kind of opened my eyes to a lot of things. I spent my evening with a few friends at the hospital in Evansville, IN with our friend Zach Powers (the one I wrote about a few months ago). He was going to be alone in the hospital, or possibly with his parents, and we didn't want that. New Years Eve is about being with friends and enjoying one another reflecting on the year that has passed. Zach was transferred down to a rehab facility in Evansville (his hometown) on Christmas Eve and we had made plans long before he moved to spend NYE with him. Me and 2 others, Ang and Matthew, drove down on the 30th and Adam from GA met us there. We spent the entire day with Zach on the 31st just hanging out. The highlight of the day/night was seeing him walk, get out of bed on his own just to give us a hug all in person. We had seen the videos of him walking and as amazing as they were, it was even better to see them in person. Words can't describe how amazing it was.
While in the past many of my New Years Eve celebrations were about going out to the bars or parties with friends and getting wasted, this year however was different. Midnight came and went and we almost didn't even realize it was upon us until about 10 minutes before. To ring in the New Year with a few of my best friends I couldn't have asked for more. We have been through so much in the remaining months of 2010 so for us to be together and know that we support one another was an incredible feeling. So with that, it's now 2011. I reflected on things that have happened in the past 5 years of my life:
1. graduated from UConn
2. spent a month traveling Europe alone (10 days w/ momma) finding out more about myself than ever before
3. lived in Chicago for 6 months working at an internship in a profession that I know I want to be in now.
4. traveled around the country seeing DMB and meeting some of the closest and best friends I could ask for.
5. found my soulmate, my person, Aris.
6. took chances, put myself out there, even if i failed, i kept trying.
2011 has a lot of potential and while right now things seem bleak I know I can turn things around. I'm currently living at home and working as an assistant boys swim coach, not exactly the glamorous post-college life I thought I'd be living. But it's up to me to change it, and only me. I know I've got the ability to do anything I want it's just about making it happen. With 2 days already completed in 2011 I've started to focus on a few goals and things I want to do:
1. Find a full-time career job: While I would love to be working in golf or sports ASAP, it's not exactly the easiest thing to get into, which is why I'm looking anywhere and everywhere for something that I can at least support myself without too much worry about money.
2. Living on my own: Yes I did that for a few months this summer, but I need to get out and away from home and truly live on my own.
3. Losing Weight: I've joined a biggest loser competition w/ my friends. I'm going to get back to where I used to be when I was swimming. I'm never going to be a size 2 but there is no reason why I can't be fit and get back into the clothes I wore when I was in high school.
4. 2014 Ironman: I'm going to do it. Starting this year I'm going to start training in different stages. The swimming part will come easily I just need to get a running and biking regime going so I can start doing marathons, mini triathalons and other types of road races. I know in a few years when I really need to start spending all of my spare time training it's going to be extremely difficult but worth it in the end when I say that I've completed an Ironman.
These are just a few of the goals that I've set for myself and I know that I can get them done. I want to be able to say that I've done something for myself in 2011, there are few years that I've ever truly completed some of my goals and I can feel that this year is going to be different. I'm sick of being just this average person who has nothing to show for themselves. It's going to change and I'm the only one who can do it.
2011... it's my year.
While in the past many of my New Years Eve celebrations were about going out to the bars or parties with friends and getting wasted, this year however was different. Midnight came and went and we almost didn't even realize it was upon us until about 10 minutes before. To ring in the New Year with a few of my best friends I couldn't have asked for more. We have been through so much in the remaining months of 2010 so for us to be together and know that we support one another was an incredible feeling. So with that, it's now 2011. I reflected on things that have happened in the past 5 years of my life:
1. graduated from UConn
2. spent a month traveling Europe alone (10 days w/ momma) finding out more about myself than ever before
3. lived in Chicago for 6 months working at an internship in a profession that I know I want to be in now.
4. traveled around the country seeing DMB and meeting some of the closest and best friends I could ask for.
5. found my soulmate, my person, Aris.
6. took chances, put myself out there, even if i failed, i kept trying.
2011 has a lot of potential and while right now things seem bleak I know I can turn things around. I'm currently living at home and working as an assistant boys swim coach, not exactly the glamorous post-college life I thought I'd be living. But it's up to me to change it, and only me. I know I've got the ability to do anything I want it's just about making it happen. With 2 days already completed in 2011 I've started to focus on a few goals and things I want to do:
1. Find a full-time career job: While I would love to be working in golf or sports ASAP, it's not exactly the easiest thing to get into, which is why I'm looking anywhere and everywhere for something that I can at least support myself without too much worry about money.
2. Living on my own: Yes I did that for a few months this summer, but I need to get out and away from home and truly live on my own.
3. Losing Weight: I've joined a biggest loser competition w/ my friends. I'm going to get back to where I used to be when I was swimming. I'm never going to be a size 2 but there is no reason why I can't be fit and get back into the clothes I wore when I was in high school.
4. 2014 Ironman: I'm going to do it. Starting this year I'm going to start training in different stages. The swimming part will come easily I just need to get a running and biking regime going so I can start doing marathons, mini triathalons and other types of road races. I know in a few years when I really need to start spending all of my spare time training it's going to be extremely difficult but worth it in the end when I say that I've completed an Ironman.
These are just a few of the goals that I've set for myself and I know that I can get them done. I want to be able to say that I've done something for myself in 2011, there are few years that I've ever truly completed some of my goals and I can feel that this year is going to be different. I'm sick of being just this average person who has nothing to show for themselves. It's going to change and I'm the only one who can do it.
2011... it's my year.
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