Thank you 2010

What a year 2010 has been. It was a year full of first and amazing experiences - athletic or not. I ran my first Road race (ING Atlanta 13.1,) Trail race (Red Top Rumble,) and Ironman (Wisconsin.) Often times it felt like I had bit off more than I could chew but thank God I have a big mouth. While it wasn't always fun during the preparation to these events, the sum of it all was a good time, not to mention the great relationships that were built too.

2010 also saw the last of the Warren men. After a brief but harsh battle with Cancer my last uncle was ushered away leaving my generation to fend for ourselves. Thankfully the women of my family have always been good guides, investing lots of ass whoopings and verbal lessons so I would be prepared. They are where my true strength comes from.

Spent the night on top of a mountain in a tent with 2 to 3 feet of snow. At the time of typing this I still don't have feeling in the tips of three of my fingers. This was an incredible experience spent with one of my best friends in the world. While it was suppose to 5 days, i'm pretty sure we would have died around day 3, the two days were enough to make it one of the most memorable experiences in my life. Not to mention the hardest. That mountain will see me again in 2011.

Last but not least, 2010 brought lots of new people in my life. Some for shorter periods some for forever. All are special in their own way. There is one very special person who barely made her way into my life for 2010 who thinks the world of me and tells me she plans to be around for a while .... and I actually hope she's right. Us agreeing on that part alone is a pretty big deal. Only time will tell if she's right. So, while 2010's final hours slowly pass, 2011 looks pretty bright on the horizon.

I'm alive

Well of course Ironman is over, and it turns out the journey through life continues. It's been sort of a struggle deciding what direction I should go with this blog. These days my time is spent going to work, the gym, and laying in bed. Some where in there I manage to eat and maybe socialize. Nothing special, most times it's either Ramen or Rice and all the time grill fish (George Foreman makes it too easy) and socializing usually means Gchat or a random gym conversation. So I definitely can't write about food. Relationship - doesn't exist so I can't write about that (if it did exist and I wrote about it i'd probably get my ass kicked- hypothetically). So I'm not left with much. Really, the only thing I come in contact daily that puts me in a great place is my conversation with my mama and hearing songs and the lyrics speaking to me. So I could write about that and sound like a big baby, rehash some old wombs, or just sound like a bizarre crazy person. Honestly i'm not strong enough to write my feelings on the interwebs on a regular basis, if I actually had feelings, so I think for now this is just gonna have to be a blog about the random shit that pops into my head. Could be one line. Could be a novel - time will tell. So like time we move forward.