Turning 30...

It is always a big deal when you enter a new decade of your life.  I feel as if I was just back in college counting down the hours till I was 21 (that first legal drink :)) and then in a blink of an eye I'm 30.  I hoped that I wouldn't wake up Sunday morning with a full head of gray hairs or a wrinkle or two on my face, I succeeded!

Simply, it's a new age group.  A new first number when writing down my age.  A step towards maturity lol....It is also a new chance.  My 20's had so many moments.  Some good and some not so good.  I feel liked I learned a lot and have plenty more to learn.  I begin my 30's with a wonderful career (a career I would never have imagined a decade ago), an amazing group of friends and family, and an incredible goal.

If you had asked me when I turned twenty what my goals would be for the next decade, I would have had many responses.  To graduate college, become a successful teacher, make new friends, and travel would have been just a couple.  However, some of my greatest accomplishments of this past decade would never have been spoken of when the decade began.  Run 25 marathon (are you kidding me) in 13 states (that's a good one Dave).  I hope you see my point.

Now as I turn 30 and enter what is going to be an even better chapter in my life, I know of at least one major goal that lies ahead.  Ironman Lake Placid on July 27, 2014.  The name and date flow off my tongue like it was my own name.  I'm sure people are already sick and tired of hearing me talk about it but yet I promise not to shut up about it for a long time.  Where these next 8 months will take me will defy all that I know.  I will push myself to the ultimate finish line in the Olympic Oval.  An oval that once housed the greatest athletes in the world.  A place, in 1980, where Americans were given a second chance to believe in there country by a hockey team that wasn't suppose to do anything.

I will, in my own small way, attempt to redefine the word possible.  I will do it through the tremendous support of my friends and family.  Here is to the next 10 years and the journey that is sure to be amazing!!

Please consider supporting my cause for Ironman Lake Placid.  You can donate at my webpage, http://www.active.com/donate/14mmrfimlakeplacid/davidcorbett

Thanks so much!

Lake Placid Here We Go

Over the past 8 years I have learned to love being active.  Running, the simple sport of putting one leg in front of the other has turned from a weight lost technique to a passion.  Until very recently I had never seen myself as anything more than a really active runner.  Well that is all about to change over the next 9 months.

What could be more challenging than trying to push myself to sub 3 hour marathon performances?  Perhaps an ultra but that's not really my style.  There is always the Ironman!  Yes you only have to run 26.2 miles but there is that 2.4 mile swim and 112 on the bike before you get there.  Perfect!

Over the next 3/4 of the year I will challenge and push my body to perhaps its physical limits.  I will learn to accept doubt and continue to push through the voices that say it's to much.  Why would I do such a foolish thing?  Because it is the Ironman.

The Ironman!  The ultimate endurance event that challenges everyone who throws themselves into the arena.

I hope you will follow me on my journey to the finish line I will likely dream about almost every night.  I also hope you will all consider giving to the Multiple Myeloma Foundation.  It is thanks to them that I can dream so big and give back in my own small way.  Simply visit my fundraising page: athttp://www.active.com/donate/14mmrfimlakeplacid/davidcorbett

Anything you can give means so much to me and I thank you so much in advance!

Here is to the journey that will lead to July 27, 2014 :)