I have to admit, I'm terrible at keeping up with my Blog.  It's always been a goal of mine to update it weekly, but like so many things we want to do on a regular basis, it doesn't get done.  I get on my athletes if they don't stick to a plan, I get on my son if he doesn't study, practice his guitar or do his homework, but somehow, I can't commit to writing my own blog.

I'm not one to believe in New Year's Resolutions.  Most people fail at these resolutions.  Right now our YMCA is packed with people that in a few weeks we probably won't see again for weeks or months, but this year, I'm going to not make a resolution, instead I plan to make blogging a habit.  After all, once we start to do something on a regular basis, it becomes a habit.  That can be exercising, getting up early, eating properly or even blogging.  I believe if I make blogging a habit, I'll stick with it, instead of making some resolution that I'll probably fail at.

How do I plan to make it a habit?  Probably the same way I do with anything else, I'll schedule it on my calendar.  If it's on my calendar each week, I should be able to write my blog.  So, let's see if I can create a new habit for myself this year.  I hope you'll do the same and find out you're more committed to something you really want or need to do by making it a habit.

As for other updates, Worlds in Las Vegas was a good race.  I hit all my times and despite not being able to swim, I'm happy with my performance.  I'm even more impressed by Jason Jacobs who was 4th in his age group at Worlds and was 22nd overall and earned All American Awards this past year.

This year, we have new members and new adventures ahead of us.  I'm heading to Spain in July to once again represent Team USA at the ITU Long Course Worlds and I hope for a great race with a swim.  My training starts in two weeks.

More on my training and the upcoming race season as I work on creating my new habit and updating my blog on a regular basis.