Yes, that’s correct… Mt. Diablo (local training climb) is my backyard. Destiny? I think so…
On another note, I’m still running and who knows when I’ll show up for a local 10K or a Marathon if I get a wild hair! My good friend Megan Monroe just qualified for the Boston Marathon in April… hmmmm. 
Yesterday I found myself at the pool at an odd hour, 1:30–2:30. It was a different sensory experience: I was cold from sitting around in a sweaty top for a few hours; I had the memory of lunch still on my palate; since there was no water aerobics class at that hour, there was no layer of perfume hanging over the water; the angle of the light was different.
“I collect experiences like a child does stones. I pick each one up and love its underbelly; turn it over in my fingers until I know it for itself. Then I slip it in my pocket to save until the day I’m aiming for it’s perfect target.”
There’s an interview with me up today on the great blog Fitness for Mommies. I sound halfway articulate because it was an e-mail interview!
So after a pretty shitty morning of dealing with some stuff, I turned that frown upside down and made the most of it. A huge thanks to Guy who helped me hit the reset button by accompanying Makiah, Buckley (his dog) and I down to Gasworks for some dog playing fun. The weather was sunny and nice - and I was able to vent some of my morning to him.
Hmmmmm…where to start.
I feel like I got through the summer’s 20+ hours of training per week, associated fatigue, doctor’s visits, PT sessions, massages (not the comfy kind - the really painful sports medicine kind), chiropractor appointments, equipment maintenance, icebaths, stretching, and monetary expenditures by basically putting my hands over my ears and going, “la, la,la,la,la…” so I couldn’t hear the squealing of the rest of my life’s responsibilities being neglected. I just kept saying, “I’ll get to that…as soon as Ironman’s over.”
I want to express how much I appreciate the love, support and friendship I have with my amazing mother and father. I have always known they were my true backbone of support but it wasn’t until my recent recovery period and “life revelations” that I became fully aware of their devoted love and how deep the love is from parents to their children.
My training plan for a 5K using yoga as a complement has just gone online at Athleta Chi. Let me know what you think and how it works!
We’re pretty stoked that one of the fastest snowboarders in the world will now be blogging regularly for Are You Living It. Zachary (Zac) Kay is a U.S. National Champion and soon to be an Olympian, not to mention world traveler, and all-around inspiration for anyone trying figure out how to “Live it.”
Be sure to check out Zac’s posts as he takes us along on his adventures and competitions around the world.
