How far is a 5k in miles?


Do you know? I know. How do I know?
I have a VERY smart wife....who used to run....A LOT.


Who cares you say? Well, if YOU had had a heart attack and YOU wanted to participate in "Sprint Triathlons" next year....YOU would.


Since I have had a heart attack, and I am GOING to participate in a "Sprint Triathlon" next year (or this year, but don't tell Ashley), I do.


Why am I talking about this today? What happened today to make me tell you this?


Well, in my 30 minute workout, I just about finished a 5k.


Oh, yeah, how far IS that in miles? It is 3.1 miles & I hit 3.1 miles at 32 minutes. Then I finished rehab with my weight training.


I won't break any Ironman records at today's pace, but today I proved I can finish 1/3 of the sprint triathlon and still have gas left in the tank. Good news.


Now, the run is stage 3 of the race. Stage 3...check!


A bike ride is stage 2 of the race.
The bike ride is 12.4 miles. That shouldn't be a problem if my goal is just to survive the race.


Stage 1 is the killer (woops poor choice of words). The swim is between 300 and 750 meters. I will look for a race at the 300 meter distance. I couldn't do 750 meters in a pool when I was healthy. Forget swimming 750 meters now.


That is one of my goals in a nutshell. By next season, I want to finish a Sprint Triathlon and show my kids what hard work and perseverance can do. I want them to see that this heart attack is NOT going to beat me. Finally, I want to support them in training for the kid's triathlons they want to participate in.


Now, I was going to end there, but this just hit me....
If you travel form my house for 3.1 miles, you will be just at the end of the on-ramp for the interstate that takes you to the hospital. THAT is just about where the ambulance was when I seized and my heart stopped.


Today, I walked/ran (without stopping) just about the distance the ambulance traveled when I coded.
How's THAT for a "thing that makes you go, 'Hmmm.'"


Okay, long enough....thanks for reading.


Good night & God bless.