Peace Be The Journey

I love this song! I get all excited every time I hear it. Thank you John Williams for composing it. It's a must for the workout playlist on my iPod. And thanks to Trisha Walker, it is also a ringtone on my phone. Thanks for being my Olympic comrade Trisha! In the words of Sanka, "I am feeling very Olympic today. How about you?" In this this spirit of Olympicism, (No, this isn't a real word. I just made it up.) I feel that this is a good week for an introduction to the winter Olympics and all they entail. If you are a sad, deprived person who knows nothing, then today is your lucky day. Get excited! And just so you know, if you watched the above video and did not realize these are all summer sports, then you definitely fit in the sad, deprived category. The most recent winter games took place in Vancouver, Canada, from February 12-28, 2010. The winter Olympics sports are divided into three main categories: (1) ice sports, (2) alpine, skiing and snowboarding event...

FYI: It's Tuesday. I couldn't wait until Sunday to write because I knew it just wouldn't be the same. I went to my first workout session as Zoom today. Whoowee! (I'm not sure if that's a real word, but that's the sound I make when I talk about it) That was quite the experience. I expected it to be hard, as any new training regimen is when you first start it, but they just threw me in headlong on my first day. John is the guy I've been talking to and the one who gave me the tour last week. He's a nice guy, who definitely knows what he's talking about when it comes to training. Anyway, he's the typical coach I've always had. Kinda laid back and sarcastic, but always there to inflict torturous amounts of pain and push you beyond your current limits. He really does possess a special gift that good coaches must have. They can see the end result and know what they have to do to get you there. He knows what I need to work on, and he'll help me...

Not a lot to report on the home front this week. I visited Zoom last Tuesday during a crazy rain storm. Dallas got hit with a monsoon! It was crazy. Anyhow, I took a tour of the facility and met with a trainer. He was very personable and answered lots of questions. They have a great set-up and serve lots of different purposes. They do rehabilitation, training for grade school through college athletes, corporate wellness, and they serve several professional teams too. They are housed in the practice arena for the Dallas Stars hockey team. I think there are two minor league hockey teams there too. I'm going in this coming Tuesday for a session just to see how everything works. I'm already mentally preparing for how sore I'm going to be this week. They have this big treadmill that looked pretty intimidating. If you know me, then you know how much I abhor running. And yes, I typically use strong verbiage, such as abhor, when speaking of running. I don't min...

Irv: Derice, a gold medal is a wonderful thing. But if you're not enough without one, you'll never be enough *with* one. Derice: Hey coach, how will I know if I'm enough? Irv: When you cross that finish line tomorrow, you'll know. First off, I'd like to thank everyone for your overwhelming support. I was genuinely shocked at the number of people who made it all the way through that last post. I do have lots of people who love me apparently (not that I doubted any of you). Thank you for all the encouraging emails and notes. I really appreciate it! I'd also love to keep hearing from all of you. I know I'll need it once the glamour of this trip wears off and training gets tougher. I am visiting a training facility this afternoon. I'll keep you all posted. So, what's the plan Stan? This may change as time goes by, but for now, I'm going to post a new video or picture every Sunday along with any updates on my training. I know today is not Su...