WELCOME
Hello and Thank you to anyone who is taking time out of their day to read my blog. I am so excited to share a part of my life with you and I hope along the way you will gain something from this experience as well.
Let me start by saying in 2012 I will be in London competing for my country in the Olympic Games--well, at least that's my plan. It's gonig to take a lot of hard work to get there, but I plan to give everything I have to achieve my goal.
Presently, I'm entering my senior season as a collegiate shot putter/discus thrower. I spent most of last year on the outside looking in; this year I'm going to be the main attraction. By the end of this season I will be an NCAA champion.
I think I got a little comfortable last year and didn't reach my full potential, which is why I created this blog, so I can be accountable to myself and everyone who supports and encourages me. I will be blogging about my last year as a NCAA thrower and my journey to the 2012 Olympic Trials.
I titled this blog "Mark" because that's the one word I want to hear when I finish a throw. If I have the best throw of my life, it means nothing if the red flag goes up.
With all that said, let the journey begin!!!
Hello, Hello, Hello!!! It's almost 2 a.m. and I'm not sleep, so I figured I better blog. :) I'm actually Dallas (this is that mini "vay-cay" I was talking about) right now because Cherie (my daughter) turned 5 today--well, really yesterday. Anyways, I have a confession to make. Today I almost skipped weights because of this trip. I hadn't packed or cleaned and I had to go to work twice today, so I thought about not working out, so I could get everything done that I needed to do. But then I stopped and thought. Was I really going to compromise my training because of poor planning on my part? I tried to justify it in my head by telling myself these workouts are voluntary and I don't have to go, which is true, but I made a promise to myself and to each of you. Again I'll say, "If I'm going to be the best, I have to train like the best." But, I am happy to report that I got my weights in today. I didn't get to get everything done before I left, but some of those other things can wait.
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