And we begin...

I’ve finally committed myself to giving it a shot. I have toyed with the idea of starting a blog for quite a while but always wondered if I had enough to say to keep “regular readers” entertained. I don’t want to bore people. I don’t want to write a bunch of worthless BS just for the sake of completing a daily entry. Sure, I have a story. The question is whether or not my story is worth sharing with everyone who happens upon my posts.
Well, I decided to do it for myself. I’m not going to write for anyone other than myself. I’m going to write to get things off of my chest; thoughts, feelings and emotions. I absolutely welcome and would love for anyone to read my thoughts and feelings. Please share yours with me as well. Give me some feed back. Let me know what you think of my blog, my posts and my thoughts.
Here’s some background.
In high school I was a successful runner, skier and swimmer. Due to a number of factors, primarily choices I have made, about 9 years ago I begin to separate myself from regular competition. Don’t get me wrong, I did continue to make “appearances” at local races but my results were on a steady decline. More to come later...
For 5 years I was head coach of the Team Alaska Track Club summer training program as well as the Service High School Cross Country Running Team. As I was as an athlete, I was successful as a coach. I had fun working with young runners and being able to share a bit of my knowledge of the sport. For various reasons, I decided to step away from coaching, for the time being. Again, more to come later...
As non-committal as I am, lately I have had a hard time getting back into any sort of serious training program. I want to do it, but often other things get in the way and get me side tracked.
I read a post last night on my friend JC’s blog. He wrote a beautiful tribute for a mutual friend of ours who was found dead at his home in Seattle on Monday. While my relationship with Laird Prosser was not nearly as close as JC’s, my best friend is Laird’s little brother, Dylan. So, for the past 15 or so years, I have had very close ties to the Prosser family.
Laird has always been a great inspiration to me. His records were always in my sights (some closer than others) during my high school “glory days.” Laird always made me believe that we are all capable of anything that we truly set our minds to. Since hearing of Lairds passing I have again been left with a feeling of inspiration.
While I have had many successes as an athlete and coach, I know that I am still capable of more…