Those old enough to remember The Tonight Show prior to Jay Leno may remember a Johnny Carson character named Carnac the Magnificient. Carnac could hold a sealed envelope up to his head and provide the answer to the question in the envelope. So, with all honor due to Johnny Carson and Carnac the Magnificient...
Keys, Clothes, and Kids.
"Name three things that can derail a training session before it even starts."
My day started about 35 minutes before the 4:30 alarm. Somewhere in my house is my daughter's "keys." The keys are attached to a keychain that makes lots of neat sounds. Well, neat unless it's four in the morning. Whether beneath one of my children or simply possessed, this thing started making noise and woke the only light sleeper in the house. Me!
A quick trip around the house yielded no keys, but it had stopped making noise. Of course, anyone with kids knows where this goes. Yep. I climbed back into bed and fell asleep. For about five minutes, when the keychain started chiming in, again. I gave up on sleep and never did find the toy.
It worked out well that I was up a tad early, as I had some ironing to do. My wife generally handles that, and she got sidetracked by something. Everything was set up, so it only took a few minutes. And 10 years in the Navy helps me appreciate whatever clothes I DON'T have to iron.
And the kids? They were up late, so I was up late.
Piled together, these little things add up to little sleep and lots of distractions. Since it's all in the life of an Ironman, I went about my business and headed out for training. One night of short sleep isn't actually enough to derail my training. Just enough to provide a topic for blogging.
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