Random Thoughts early on a Saturday morning

I like getting up in the morning and enjoying a relaxing sunrise, whether in the car driving somewhere, getting in a good workout, or just being up. I don't always get up and do it, so it's nice when I do. Such is the case this morning...little guy Noah is Mr. Wide Awake at 0545. No signs of going back to sleep for him! So here I am, watching a wide-awake seven month old at 0600.  Of course, the sun doesn't come up til 0730 or so(!).  So, I thought I'd throw out some random thoughts this morning:

- Paul's third birthday party is today! Grandmas and Grandpas are everywhere. Sometimes it feels like he was born yesterday, and the other day Tera asked me "What did we do on weeknights before kids?" and I honestly don't remember!

- another trail race today! Weather should be dry with near-freezing temps. This route is much harder than two weeks. It's just fun to get out and do the races, even if I'm not really racing and full-on competing.

- I want to get all my thoughts about triathlon planning and military planning into another little book, but it is going really slow. The first two posts on the subject were written in August, and I haven't gotten much further than that.

- I don't even have my plan together for races next year. I'm hem-hawing about the Boise 70.3, which will determine my entire winter training program. I think other things in life are going to take precedent that weekend anyway, so the decision will be made for me.  I'm excited about being able to do the August races again, like the Rush in Rexburg and the Bear Lake Brawl.  And then those roll right into the Xterra in late September.

- Which is why I'm not worried about being in a good training routine right now. The past couple years I always hit it hard beginning in October and then in March I burn out a bit to the point that in August I'm not excited about being on the bike anymore. And right now I don't have a burning desire to be getting up in the morning, although there is a small flame with some kindling on it and I have a bit of wood right next to the fire to make it a big fire when I want.

- I want to get Paul back into the pool this winter. He asks about it now and then.  Swimming is such an important skill in life. If we are going to go backcountry fishing alot, he NEEDS to know how to swim well.

- When I ask Paul about what's great about snow in the hills, he says "We can go skiing!" It's awesome.

- Little Noah is the biggest obstacle to a good morning routine right now. He likes waking up at 0530 - 0545 and not going to sleep. The gym opens at 0600. I can't just leave him home awake and ask Tera to get up because she already gets up a couple times a night to feed him.

- Later this week, I'll be pushing out alot of links that have been collecting as draft posts. It will be kind of random without alot of comments, but the links are interesting.