I just want to know what happens already

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. ~James Stephens. It’s just a little more than a week to go until showtime. Nine days until the canon goes off, and I begin my third Ironman in Mont Tremblant, Canada. You’d think I’d be nervous or scared. And I am, a little. But, mostly, I am curious.  I try to read the tea leaves of my training, of my performances at Bassman, or Quassy or Rhode Island – hoping to find a clue as to what I can expect at Ironman Mont Tremblant. While that story is positive, it’s incomplete. It offers …

I can’t control it, so I better get busy doing it

It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there’s nothing you can do about them. The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized. ~ Wayne Dyer I like to be in control – of decisions, of events, of consequences, of my life. I’m a triathlete and a college professor. The addition of the word “control freak” to this list seems redundant, doesn’t it? In the past few weeks, I’ve learned some tough lessons about control. In sum: I have very little control. Therefore, I need to stop worrying about controlling things, and just get busy doing …