This movie is really cute :P

My mind is that of an trained athlete and my body is that of a out of shape 46 year old. LOL
So this is going to be fun trying to get the two to meet in the middle and then move forward...

My workouts now are very short. I am doing 30min on the slide board really working on technique, 30min on the life cycle bike, 30 min of stretching, and 30 to 45 min of sit ups push ups and plyometrics. My mind wants to do so much more. I know I have to be very careful of not causing any injury's and really getting my body to respond correctly to every new move i do and focusing on how my body does it. Gone are the days of JUST DOING IT!!!

I am looking forward to saying my body has caught up to my mind and really feeling the thrill of workouts instead of the agony of putting one foot in front of the other. Right now I feel like a wimp.

Watching the Olympics today is so inspiring. I do realize how OLD I am, but that just makes me all the more determined to achieve the worldly impossible. This journey is a very personal and spiritual journey.

Reading the Bible. I have seen how God can make the impossible, possible. And that is were my hope and faith is. Everyday I feel a little stronger and have gone a little further away from my failures and closer to my dream.

I am so blown away from the support I have received from my family and friends that I have shared this dream with. I don't think they realize how important this has been for me. This foundation of support is solid and that has aloud me to plant myself firmly on the start.

New Begnings

So here is my crazy adventure I am putting myself on:

I was a figure skater a long time ago in another life. Skated for the United States Internationally and Nationally 7 years. I developed a horrific eating disorder taking 30 to 60 laxatives 3x a week and I vomited daily. So I quit skating to try to save my life. It took me 14 years to stop the insanity. Now I am sober 14 years!!!!

In December 2009 my daughter Sara ask me this question... if I was to die today would I die happy and feel like I had fulfilled my goals???? My answer was a flat NO. I feel like I have done all I could do as far as my family but I hadn't fulfilled my dream of making the Olympic team I gave up before I finished. Then Sara said well why don't you go for it? You would think my reaction would be.. umm noo.. but something went click click in my head and I was off on my planing for my next adventure.

So here I am starting again......

After discussing and praying with my family and old friends that know me well they all said I should train for Long track speed skating. I am fast and always have been. My strides are long and its perfect for speed. Training is mental now. Just starting at the very beginning and putting one foot in front of the other (and of coarse the one step back).. I have many things working for me and against me. My age for one. It will be a help for my knowledge and stamina but also a hindrance for my body needs to keep up. For the past month I have done small amounts of cardio, working on technique and some stretching. I know it doesn't sound like much but it is a Beginning! I am feeling stronger everyday. The thing I was most scared of was my eating and the way my body was going to react to this training and change of diet. So I am taking this slow as well and so far even my body isn't freaking out.

I keep saying to myself slow and steady is GOOD!

Well that's my story. I will be posting my adventures I would love all the support and prayers I can get. I know this sounds crazy but I am going for it and would love you to join with me!