My big goal for 2015 is to finish an “Ironman” triathlon which is a 2.5 mile swim followed by a 112 mile bicycle ride followed by running 26.2 miles, a full marathon. To be considered a finisher you need to do it in 17 hours or less. My goal is to do it in 15 hours; 2 hours swim time, 8 hours bike time, and 5 hours for the marathon. The Ironman that I am aiming for is in Tempe, Arizona on November 15th, 2015. Leading up to that event I will do a marathon the middle of May, a half Ironman event the last week of June, a half marathon run the end of October and then the Ironman November 15th. I have been running on my treadmill 5 nights a week for an hour, riding my stationary bike for 40 minutes 5 nights a week, running outside for 3 hours once each week and biking outside for 3 hours each week. I also am taking swimming lessons on Tuesday evening and swimming on most Saturday mornings.  The challenge for the year is not to get wimpy and let down on the training.  I am pretty sure this will be a bigger challenge than the bicycle trip across the USA because the effort will need to last a full year not just 60 days. A commitment to faithfulness to the disciplines is the key to finishing well. I will do that. I will faithfully do the swimming, biking, and running. I will do it.