Lisa Summer Meltdown Challenge 11

Day 1 of Dax ED Summer Meltdown Challenge. I am looking forward to finally beginning and completing one of Dax's Challenges. I have been on board many times and many times have fallen through. It is not because I haven't wanted to but because as most of my friends will tell you, I am constantly 'all over the place' with my training. There is so much I want to do and not enough hours in the day to do it. I have previously followed the Tony Horton P90X Program which I love love love TONY. I even got to meet him in person this past January when he came to Atlanta, GA for a book signing and a workout. What a treat for me! I have participated in a few 30 day challenges in the past all with good results. I strive everyday to just be a better me. I am a fitness fanatic at the age of 54. Crazy as it seems as until my 49th birthday.. I never participated in any kind of sport or fitness regimen. I vowed I was not going to be Fat and 50. I continue to strive to be FIT and now over 50.... LOL. I hope to inspire others that it is NEVER too late to lead a healthier lifestyle. I am now enjoying a new challenge of Sprint Triathlons having completed my first IRON GIRL in May of 2011. It was amazing!~ If you have ever contemplated this idea.. GO FOR IT! I thought the bike would hold me bike as I was petrified of riding again outside... thankfully with enough urging and pushing from my family and friends I tackled that fear and am now an avid bike rider! I had forgotten how much I love it. Of course the hills here in Georgia compared to the flat rodes of Miami, Florida where I grew up offers a much more challenging ride. I am currently looking for my first road bike as I have only a mountain bike a friend has loaned me for now. I am a fitness instructor at a local gym along with an instructor at a small private Athletic Training Facility. I am so blessed to be involved in the world of fitness. I just want others to feel as good as I feel and to be proud of themselves as I am proud of me. Don't let your fears hold you back! Had I not crossed that finish line in May, I would have missed out one of the most greatest moments of my life.

I am so looking forward to joining this challenge. I post weight and measurements later as I take them. Day 1 has officially begun and am looking forward to the workouts. I, too, am a lover of the tabata method. I use them in my spin class I teach every week as well. Love to get that heart pounding through my chest. I hit my latest goal of running an 8 minute mile last Monday. Yay! I am looking forward to my newest goal now of a mile in less than 8 minutes. I have set another goal of running my first 1/2 marathon in November for Thanksgiving. My second tri is coming up Aug 21.

Shouting out to anybody here from IRELAND..LOL.. My oldest daughter, Melanie, is about to depart on Saturday for a month in Dublin. She met a boy while at the Univ of Ga last August...he left in December and thought that would be the end. A true fairytale romance for anybody reading my blog..LOL.. they have kept in touch thru the wonders of Skype and internet and texting and he has sent a round trip ticket for her to go over. She promises she is coming back.~

This summer should be a "GRAND SUMMER OF 2011" Indeed. :)

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