At first, the whales in the picture looked photoshopped. However, the kayaker in the picture posted a video from his Go Pro camera. This is a real shot. This is right off shore in Seward, Alaska, in Resurrection Bay. Wild picture for sure.
Tough decisions come in our lives every day. Whether it is a job, relationships, finances, travel or whatever. We are faced with them no matter what. Our brains probably make 1000s of decisions each day some simple while some quite complex. One tough decision I am facing is to drop out of competing in Ultraman next year. There are a two main reasons: Finances and time commitment. First, financial decisions play a big role in every day life and this is no exception. The cost of entry is significantly more than an Ironman event, not to mention travel to/from Penticton and hotel stay while we are there. Second, the time commitment for training alone concerns me. At its peak, training will be a full time job. While I will be off for the summer, I am not quite sure if I want to train nearly 30+ hours per week. One of my goals next year is to try and qualify for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in South Africa. I would also like to consider some short triathlons as well (e.g., sprint events) as well as the potential for another extreme triathlon in the next 2 years. So, dilemma. I have a month or so to make a decision. Continued prayer will have make a confident one for sure. In the meantime, the focus is the Ironman Coeur d'Alene 70.3 on June 25. Part training for Alaskaman and part redemption for last year.
