Here comes the hard part...

Another semester of school is well underway and I have made a pledge to myself that this will be my LAST one.  I am working towards my court reporting certification and now I'm in the nitty gritty of it.  The speeds are fast and my accuracy has to be almost 100%.  I managed to complete an Ironman (and by that I mean all the training that goes into an Ironman), work full time, and go to school 3 to 4 evenings a week.  I really short changed myself by thinking I could do all of it and not suffer.  My schooling suffered because I was so tired from training I couldn't make it to class.  My training suffered because I couldn't do all my workouts because I was going to class.  

So I have made a pact.  No racing at all this semester, cut down on the long distance training on the weekends, and spend more time practicing on my machine on the weekends. 

The first two weekends of February have been tough.  As much as I know I need to stay home and practice I don't want to feel left out.  It's so hard to watch all my friends have these killer weekend workouts and meet new goals and hit new PR's.  I'm having a really hard time finding the discipline to stay home!  But I know in the end it's for the greater good.  I'll have a career finally, I'll be able to train on a normal schedule, and I'll be making more money to afford all the races I want to do.  

So I'm hoping by putting this down in writing and putting it out for everyone to see, I can find that discipline to attack my classes the way I attack a training plan!  Wish me luck!!!