The Journey TV:

So I decided to do a weekly sketch of some funny things that have happened to myself or others on this fitness journey. Here is the first ROUGH mock up of my very first trail ride on my Road bike a few years back.
I’ll clean the drawings up so they resemble what i have in mind for the future.

Motivation comes in many forms!

Hey Folks!

Sorry I’ve haven’t posted in the past few weeks! I’ve been training hard and developing some new content that will be coming soon. The Journey TV will be in Austin and California bringing you some fun content/ advice from some real pros.

So, i get asked “are you really doing IRONMAN TEXAS” and the answer is YES! I’m in it to win it! hahah
Well… we all know the truth, we all know the reality, that.. it’s not a walk in the park, that… there are cutoffs on the course that if you don’t make it in time then game over. It’s easy to be afraid of those things, it’s easy to maybe get intimidated by the lean, well trained athletes.. Well… i say HOGWASH.. i know the chances,the reality..and i don’t care.. mentally I’m prepping myself as a contender not a finisher.. a contender! We can talk about the reality afterward! Until then watch yourself..because it would be a shame to get caught sleeping!

Another week down and everyone is kicking butt and taking names. We have some serious contenders putting this challenge on the ropes, Great Job! but regardless of where your at on the listing keep up the hard work!! I’d love to hear any revelations or challenges that you’ve had during this competition in the comments!

If you’re wanting to see last week’s weigh in, Go here! The list of awesome prizes you can win, well Go here! And if you’re needing a reminder of the rules, look here!

Now on to the results….

1. Julie H 4.62%
2. Trish 4.07%
3. Julia K 3.86%
4. Lisa M 3.76%
5. Ivie E 3.29%
6. Dawn 3.18%
7. Shelli C 2.81%
8. Shannon H 2.39%
9. Beth J 2.27%
10. Chris D 2.11%
11. Lynette S 2.11%
12. Melissa 1.98%
13. Ginesa S 1.97%
14. Hannah 1.78%
15. Shannon A 1.77%
16. Cierra B 1.71%
17. Steve G 1.66%
18. Brooke 1.49%
19. Kelly W 1.43%
20. Kerri O 1.42%
21. Larissa Y 1.19%
22. Cassie B 1.15%
23. Michelle P 1.13%
24. Erin D 1.11%
25. Della M 0.96%
26. Amber N 0.89%
27. David H 0.85%
28. Kirsten S 0.69%
29. Lynda Q 0.45%
30. Karen Q -0.05%
31. Martha C -0.53%

The Journey TV has showed you various exercises and fitness routines but it’s time to get to the MEAT..Focused training! Follow me on THE JOURNEY TO IRONMAN!

I’m officially registered for the 2011 Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas.. Am i crazy..NO.. have we put together a serious team of passionate athletes to give this a go and help me get to where i need to be..YES.. Will i have to be more focused than I’ve ever been regarding training! YES .I drank the Kool-Aid, it was sweet and cold..it’s time to BEAST MODE folks!

Stay Tuned for the first video introducing a great team of passionate athletes,sponsors and professionals that are helping make this possible!

So…After recovering for a week making sure my crummy back was ok.. I was feeling a bit like i had just went on a 3 month eat everything in the vicinity bender (i didn’t). I felt pretty sloppy after not working out so i hopped on Twitter and low n behold! Kat , Brooke and Steve were talking about a challenge…YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION! So i decided to join them on this fun month long competition. If you want to follow the maddness use the #awesomebyaugust hash tag on Twitter. I’m offering up a Journey TV t-shirt for the winner and others have added plenty to the swag bag! May the best man/women win.. (Bring your A game folks.. in the end even last place wins! ) Thanks guys for the extra incentive!! TWEEPS Roll out!

Here are the official rules (courtesy of katdoesdiets):

* Open to anyone in the USA (International folks can participate in the fun, but aren’t eligible for the prizes due to shipping costs. Sorry!)

* 4 weeks long, starting Friday July 9th, ending August 6th

* Must email me your weigh in pic every Friday by midnight my time (mountain time). katdoesdiets@gmail.com then official weigh ins will be posted the following Mondays

* Must use the same scale every week (try for the same time of day too)

* Picture must show a piece of paper with date written on it

* If you miss a weigh in week you can still participate in the fun of the challenge, but aren’t eligible for prizes

* Focus is on healthy weight loss, not crazy antics. Healthy eating and working out is encouraged. Pills, severe calorie cutting, etc isn’t allowed.

* If you don’t want your weight posted say that clearly in each email weigh in, I will simply post your percentage and not your pic or weight, but you have to be willing to email me your weigh in pic for tracking.

* Highest percentage of weight lost from start weight of challenge will determine winners

* Everything here is of course on the honor system, there’s no way to police it all, but I know everyone will be honest, cuz you’re all so awesome!

Head over to KatDoesDiets to sign up!

4 weeks before this event, We decided to train together a couple times a week and complete our first Triathlon of the season. The distance was 400m Swim, 11 Miles Bike and 2 Mile run. You learn something new every race and you hope to improve on it each time. My very first and only Triathlon was in Indiana in 08, Open water, 800m Swim, 18 bike, 5k run.. I learned that i can complete one,Triathletes are a great bunch and open water is my nemesis… Oh .how did i forget the last one! lol

This being the first Triathlon video, i just wanted to show the enjoyment around training and completing an event. Jack at Ironheadrp.com puts on a great race, We had a good time and really increased our performance on individual events.I know my running has improved and i actually just PR’d a run this past Monday.Lezlie took her 13mph average to 16mph and rising. Jason was able to do Saturday and Sunday back to back beating his time the following day by 3+ minutes. We all plan to keep training and improving our times. I heard someone whispering about Kansas 70.3 next year… ummm that’s a lot of kool-aid to drink! but i’m pretty thirsty…….

We used the Alter G (www.alter-g.com), which i cannot speak enough about. I was able to set the speed to equal a 10 minute mile and as i tired out lower my body weight to stay at that pace. If your injured there are a whole plethora of uses. I’d truly recommend if your in the DFW area to contact Spring Valley and look into it.

The Computrainer was another great tool at Spring Valley Chiropractic and we were able to train on some of the IRONMAN courses. It really lets you focus on your riding technique and challenges you to never stop spinning, so you learn to push and pull using all of your muscle groups.

See you soon!

www.springvalleychiropractic.com
5323 Spring Valley Rd., Ste 100
Dallas, TX, 75254

Ladies..ladies.. seriously.. ..I mean seriously.. slow down….breathe…ok…ok.. pace yourself!

It’s funny because i never wanted to be in front of a camera, I’m very happy being behind the lens capturing the world around me. Well… since The Journey TV started earlier this year I’ve had to come to grips with being filmed.. Bad angles,Bad Light,plumbers crack (i.e bad angle),etc.. i’m still getting used to this whole camera thing but I’m really enjoying all the encouraging fitness friends and new workouts! It’s been a blast!

I met up with Michael “Clean” Budenosky (Triathlete and photographer), his wife Denise Whitson (Triathlete) and Kris Parks (Triathlete and had 5 secs on national TV with Bob Harper in a spin class hehehe ) for a great hill climbing training ride. Clean wanted to do some cycling shots so in a matter of minutes *click *clack *click there i was in my Lycra standing in front of a camera… let’s repeat that slowly.. in….lycra….in..front…of…a……CAMERA!.. oh well.. i figure.. if I’m in baggy jeans and shirt does it change suddenly making me a 6’3 200lbs, Ken Doll with the Abs of king Leonidas??? NOPE.. I’m big, I’m a Guy.. GET OVER IT! lol.. Here are the pictures from the shoot.. Clean did a great job! Which ones do you like? Let me know!

Photography by Clean

http://www.cleansphotography.com
clean@cleansphotography.com
DALLAS,TX