Cautious Optimism Waning
Those of you who know me know that I have been nothing but optimistic since my journey started in December of 2012. Double vision and can’t play golf, no big deal I’ll start running. May need brain surgery a second time, no big deal, control what I can control. Actually need second brain surgery, no big deal, set big goal and focus and attack it. Brain aneurysm, no big deal, start training for a full Ironman. Even when this pandemic began almost 6 weeks ago, I stayed laser focused. When the country basically shut down through the end of April I knew in the back of my mind that my first 2 races of the season were likely in jeopardy and I was ok with that because they were not my “A” races so when I got the email last week that Connecticut 70.3 was canceled, I was ok with it. After all, it wasn’t my goal race. No, my goal race is not until the end of August. However, that may now be in jeopardy as a Montreal newspaper reported late last wee...