Well….  I am on the road for the third weekend in a row.  It’s just “that time of year”, I guess.  It’s SOOO hard to be away from Sarah and our amazing kids, but I don’t EVER want to be “just another dentist”.  SOOO many dentists do a course or two and then rest on their laurels for the rest of their careers. 

I’ve devoted over 2000 hours of my life (plus travel, etc) over the past 8 years to be the  best that I can be in dentistry and life.  My team has been INCREDIBLE during that time, too - allowing me to drag them all over the country to learn and grow professionally and personally.  It’s just really hard to be away from home so much. 

PLUS - training is just about impossible.  Last weekend, I had to do a 3.5 hour bike ride on a stationary bike at my hotel in Orlando.  Today, I did a 90 min ride in Dallas on another stationary bike. To make matters worse, it was a TIME TRIAL.  I warmed up for 30 min, rode HARD for 30 min (as hard as i could), and cooled down for 30 min. 

How effective is triathlon training when 30% of  it has to be on a random stationary bike?  How effective is the running when it has to be short and slow due to an Achilles tear and pain?  This is all so challenging and frustrating. 

I look forward to being home for a few weeks with my awesome family.  I look forward to a few great weeks of training - on my OWN bike. 

The AACD meeting in Dallas will be great.  I just needed to vent a little bit!  Thanks for listening! 

Jim