That’s been my life lately.  Well that and wasting incredible amounts of time!  I’ve watched a TON of movies, read quite a bit, reorganized a LOT of stuff… etc.!  I’ve also been going to Vancouver nearly every weekend to spend time with Ally, and it’s been awesome so far.  Yes, I’m going a little stir-crazy and overthinking things that I probably shouldn’t.  At the same time, some self-reflection isn’t all bad.. Is it?

Anyways, I’ve been a bit of a surfing dork lately and it’s been great following such a growing sport.  One of my all-time sports heroes, Kelly Slater recently won his 10th WORLD TITLE. A feat that many say has never been accomplished in any other sport.  In his two decades in the sport, he has accomplished an incredible amount.  His passion for the sport has seemingly never wavered, and he has the uncanny ability to excel competitively solely on the basis of “having fun.”  He was the main subject of the documentary “Letting Go”, which was his personal journey back to the competitive peak of the sport after losing the 2003 World Title race to Andy Irons.  How does he do it?  He falls in love with the sport and competition again.  He goes out and has fun.

Regardless, this is probably one of the most inspiring things to me.  It’s inspiring at the right time too, when I’m feeling a little down from only swimming a lot.  It’s been tough since I feel out of shape. After being introduced to cycling, my aerobic capacity in all manners has increased ten fold.  It’s improved in a way that swimming could never offer, and I love that feeling.  Maybe swimmers need to cross-train more?  Who knows!

Anyways, I’m making an appointment with my doctor for mid-December.  Hopefully it will result in a bone-scan, x-ray, WHATEVER I need!

I CAN’T WAIT TO TRAINNNNNNNNNNNNN AGAINNNNNNNN (for real at least!)

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