I know I have talked about it before…. but I have to say it again. If my journey of weight loss was to help ONE PERSON… than I have done it for a good reason. Thats what I told the reporter when she was asking me all those questions about why I was willing to talk to her and why I had done it. And and and. Here I am a year out. And I have met people all along the way. I have been blessed to personally help some. While others have done it on their own. I met just one of those women this past Saturday.

D~fly and I have been training for our Triathlon together. Rain or shine we try to get out and well, TRI! This Saturday was no exception when it came time for our run. The difference was that we were in a race. The Family fun in the midnight sun. FUN RUN! It is done on Solstice morning every year about 17 miles from our house.

He was so nervous. Talked to me all week about how worried he was that he wouldn’t place. I kept telling him. “It isn’t about win or lose. This is about doing YOUR PERSONAL BEST! You haven’t done a race this long before so let us just get out there and do it with a smile.” Also there was the reminder that his age group was 18 and under.

I have always looked at changing the lives of others…. BUT I never looked right inside my own home. I have changed lives here too. Most of it for the better. they all eat healthier. They all take the time to eat their veggies first. They would rather have the leaner meat than that of the normal COW! They take their OWN lunches because of the unhealthy choices that are offered at school. That was all because I CHANGED the way I eat. The way I think. The way I DO THINGS. It has changed THEM forever. : )

They are more active and that is why D~Fly has made the decision to try out Tri’ing. So I know you are wondering were all this is going… it sounds like a big loop of nothing…

D~Fly ran that race with a furry that I have never seen. He was worried in one spot but I cheered him on from my side of the loop …2 min behind him…. He had an older man behind him wanting to know if all that cheering was for him or my son. I told him it was for BOTH of them. They were doing wonderful and I was proud of them.

D~Fly came in with a screaming 25:32 second time for a 3 mile race. His longest race so far. He was able to pull out a 3^rd place win in the 18 and under group. I am so proud of him. And were I came in 4 minutes and 10 seconds behind him, I was fast enough to pull out a 1^st place in my “Old lady” age group. Am I happy with the time? Sort of. It wasn’t what I wanted. But the trail wasn’t all that I expected either. Wasn’t what I trained for. A LOT OF HILLS! But I wasn’t ready to stop running either. It was a great pace for a marathon. that is what I have been training for. So … might have to rethink all that… LOL…

Now before the race ever began a friend of mine from High school came over and asked if she could pray with me. That made my day. And with her came someone new that I had never met. She said she had been reading a lot about me and was so proud to say that she had lost 40 pounds so far. That she couldn’t wait to be a runner…. But I have something to say here….

SHE IS A RUNNER!!!!!!!!!!!!

She ran the race with a great time. And she had a smile on her face. When she was running the home stretch I was there with J. and we were able to yell her in. and when we said run it in hard. SHE DID! So my dear. If you ever get to read this. KNOW that you are a runner. You are a WINNER. Your life is changing and you are the one in control of that. Congratulations on the success that you have had… and for all the future success you CREATE! I wasn’t kidding when I said you can and should compete in the tri. I know that you will do amazing in it.

Thank you for letting me have some small part in helping you make the change.

As soon as the results are up on in the newspaper. I will let you all know.

Momma~Fly Out

Posted: June 22nd, 2009 under Family, Running, friends.
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 There is always a lot going on here. I don’t ever seem to have the time to give you a proper run down of the different things that are happening. Or I forget them long before I get on the computer. I can tell you that my niece

Peppermist

and her friend

the Additive….

Have decided that I am the town idiot. I was thinking I was all smart and started a snark contest. And we must remember that Peppermist. She is the daughter of none other than the SNARK QUEEN. I didn’t have a chance. So now when things are said.

“I know it is because Auntie is the town idiot! ask her how it feels.”

Whatever

The other little turd niece the Pup… she was here for a few day’s last week. And they found the cherries that I thought I had hidden well enough for dinner.

WRONG PRONG! So when she came running over to let me know that it “LOOKS LIKE A HEART AUNTIE!” I was told I MUST take a picture to share…..

Not sure if that is a heart or a butt…. But she looks happy about holding a butt.

Here is why it is hard to get any chores done in my house. LOL… not the kids. It is because the Dog tells me what I can and cannot do…..

Not that I mind. Look how cute she is….Vaccuming can wait!

I shared a while ago how cool my oldest Dude is getting…. well look at today.

He was taking time to share with the little ones how to beat something on a D.S.!  I don’t have one of these in my house. Don’t like them! BUT the kids have played with them in many places. And when the little one G~bear comes over. He brings his. so…

that means the kids pile around it and enjoy laughing and learning together. But how cool that he is even letting them into his space. SO NEW!!!!!!! He is growing I tell you. Growing and changing.

I hope that you all have a wonderful day. I know that I have had an amazing week. And it is only going to get better.

Momma~Fly

Posted: June 15th, 2009 under Family, Kids, friends.
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I want to share more about her. NOW that I have the go ahead. this gal is the COOLEST!

When I started to believe that the life of a triathlet was the life I wanted to lead. I had JUST lost 60 pounds. thought … YEAH that is were i want to be…. Not sure why I thought that. BUT MAN I AM GLAD I DID! Beaker was the first to welcome me into the family of crazies. you know those people that you sit back and watch and wonder what was in thier OATIES that got them out of bed to make them go and run 20 miles in a day. or the crazies like me that will swim a few miles a day, AND LOVE EVERY MINUTE!

I am so thankful for her. She was the one standing on the deck with my first tri there staring me in the face and my stomach was in my throat. I remember she looked at me and asked me with calm eyes….. “you ready for this?”

“UM NOPE… I am scared out of my mind and I cant stop thinking about all the things that can go wrong and what about … and what if…”

I didn’t get all that out of my mouth. I mean it was all there in my eyes… she knew the look. so when I said no… not realy… I am scared. it was…

“D~Fly… you will be just fine. enjoy it. you are ready!”

And ready I was. I thought of her through the race. her calm eyes. the eyes that had been looking at me every time I came to “big city USA” she would stand in her office and talk to me for a while. Now never had I thought to be in her RELM of greatness. I mean she has been doing this for so LONG. I learned a lot about her over those months of training. I thought of all the things that she had overcome to be were she is. She like my husband had cancer. and had overcome. look at were she was…? I mean realy. I could do this right? and I would push a little further. THAN… I would remember all those emails of enchoragment when we were all doing the USAT competition. (my first year before the Tri) and how she would gently push you… on the bike… in the water….on  the trail. or sometimes how she was GUILTING you into it. LOL….

All those times.. with all my ?’s she had been there. answering or helping me find the right people to ask. Like the El Presedente of the Club.

I mean he is AMAZING TOO! I have been blessing with great people….

so you are wondering were this is going … RIGHT? I know you are….

after the USAT this year. my Beaker, she fell off the internet face of the world. I figured no biggy. she is busy training like all of us and we will get back in touch and the GNT… well… there I was on Deck. Dear K. was there. BUT NO BEAKER. that scared me.  A LOT. and so I took the time to DEMAND an answer for her abscence write a nice letter and ask her if all was okay.  I redived the COOLEST letter ever…..

she was fine. surprised and happy that we all loved her in “small town USA so much” Inoright….?

so with that letter came the knowledge that she was headed off to HAWAII in a short time to be in the 1/2 iron man. I have to tell you I was so happy for her I could bairly keep it quiet. ask anyone here… I didnt keep it to myself at all. I was TELLING EVERYONE! I thought it was so cool to know someone there. and than came my good friends to bring in the reality… yeah, cool, why aren’t you there with her? should be. will be… someday.

So, I wanted to make sure that she knew we were there for her. I told her EVERYTIME she saw a camera to know that we were watching her LIVE FEED on my computer. and that we were there cheering her on. I have to tell you… this GIRL DID AMAZING. I mean she beat out all the guys that I could see from ALASKA….
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I looked and looked… and I COULD NOT find ANOTHER ALASKAN NAME ABOVE HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHE ROCKED THAT COURSE~! gonna have to ask her to train me.

I will post her times again…

BIB AGE STATE/COUNTRY PROFESSION
921 37 ANCHORAGE AK USA BUSINESS OWNER

SWIM BIKE RUN OVERALL RANK DIV.POS.
35:48 2:46:44 1:46:56 5:14:17 169 7

LEG DISTANCE PACE RANK DIV.POS.
TOTAL SWIM 1.2 mi. (35:48) 1:53/100m 346 16

BIKE SPLIT 1: 4 mi 4 mi (14:15) 16.84 mph
BIKE SPLIT 2: 56 mi 52 mi (3:25:24) 15.19 mph
TOTAL BIKE 56 mi (2:46:44) 20.15 mph 288 12

RUN SPLIT 1: 3 mi 3 mi (24:57) 8:19/mi
RUN SPLIT 2: 9.75 mi 6.75 mi (55:51) 8:16/mi
RUN SPLIT 3: 13.1 mi 3.35 mi (26:08) 7:48/mi
TOTAL RUN 13.1 mi. (1:46:56) 8:09/mile 169 7

TRANSITION TIME
T1: SWIM-TO-BIKE 2:52
T2: BIKE-TO-RUN 1:57

I had sent a note asking her if I could blab about her. and well I kinda did without her permission. I gave you her cool times without her name… But with the go ahead I want to share with you a little thing that she said in her email… remember the cameras….

I thought about you!

And your family more than once today, I SWEAR I DID!  And it gave me strength!

Than she sais….

tell everyone that your cheering from all the way in Alaska helped me have the most amazing day ever!!

Love You Beaker

What is so cool about that …. she did it for me just a year ago. and now, I was able to be the one in the Camera… screeming for her. Not that my screeming made her go any faster… she was more than capable to begin with. But it is great to have a friend that is in your mind that helps push you….

SO go find a friend that you can help today. find out what it is that they are doing/striving for in thier life…. give them strength in Words … and encorage them through HIM.

Beaker you are amazing. and I know that one day I will be with you training for the same event. maybe JUST maybe we will fight it out in the end as to who will get thier  first.

Most of all I want you to know I am PROUD OF YOU!

D~Fly out

Posted: May 31st, 2009 under Running, Swimming, Triathlon, biking, friends.
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I realy can’t tell you her name untill she gives me the go ahead. BUT I CANNOT stop my excitement for her either….So I willl let you know how she did this way. no names… But here is her times and her splits….

BIB AGE STATE/COUNTRY PROFESSION
921 37 ANCHORAGE AK USA BUSINESS OWNER

SWIM BIKE RUN OVERALL RANK DIV.POS.
35:48 2:46:44 1:46:56 5:14:17 169 7

LEG DISTANCE PACE RANK DIV.POS.
TOTAL SWIM 1.2 mi. (35:48) 1:53/100m 346 16

BIKE SPLIT 1: 4 mi 4 mi (14:15) 16.84 mph
BIKE SPLIT 2: 56 mi 52 mi (3:25:24) 15.19 mph
TOTAL BIKE 56 mi (2:46:44) 20.15 mph 288 12

RUN SPLIT 1: 3 mi 3 mi (24:57) 8:19/mi
RUN SPLIT 2: 9.75 mi 6.75 mi (55:51) 8:16/mi
RUN SPLIT 3: 13.1 mi 3.35 mi (26:08) 7:48/mi
TOTAL RUN 13.1 mi. (1:46:56) 8:09/mile 169 7

TRANSITION TIME
T1: SWIM-TO-BIKE 2:52
T2: BIKE-TO-RUN 1:57

WOWSA!!! I have a dream. A dream that will help me get to this place. I wish for her splits… in time I tell myself … in time…. I will be there. I trained today But nothing like what she did… BUT I did! and I will do more… and than I WILL GO HERE!!!!!!!!!

Posted: May 30th, 2009 under Running, Swimming, Triathlon, biking, friends.
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