Half is not Enough!

This morning I was running inside after finishing an especially grueling spinning workout at the Y. I was thinking about how much fun I was having running around that bean-shaped track. It occurred to me how far I have come in the last few years. I should be fairly proud of the advances I have made to my health and conditioning, and to some degree I am proud. Still, there is so much more I want and need to accomplish!

J.J. Molyet finishes half-distance at Rev3.

I wouldn't mind being half a millionaire, half my age, or half my weight when I am ascending some of the climbs in the area. Being half an Ironman is not enough for me. I want the whole enchilada. Unfortunately, eating too many "whole enchiladas" is part of my problem, but I will save that issue for another blog. Preceding some of my biggest accomplishments with the word "half" is getting really old! I want to be full, whole, and complete! "Half,"just doesn't have the uuuumph that someone that desires extremes needs. I want to sit back in my recliner, on my next birthday, and know that I am an Ironman!

In September 2010 I did complete a half-distance ironman race at Rev3 Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. I trained like crazy for the event, I was dedicated to finishing that race. I was terrified in the months leading up to the event. Terrified because of the unknown. Now I have a completed race in my back pocket, a finishers medal hangs proudly in my home. The accomplishment on that special day seems small to me now that I have a full-distance race coming up in eight months. What once seemed like an impossible achievement, now seems like a cute little task performed on a sunny Sunday afternoon. 

I think I will always lean towards the half-distance races in the future, they seem reasonable for someone with a full-time job and in a marriage. But at least once in my life I hope to go all the way, be one of the big boys, and experience the glory only those that go 140.6 miles can experience!