Time is not your friend. The purpose time has in my life is to steal from me, unless I decide what I'm doing with the time given.

Sunday night this past week, I was lying in bed, and I was thinking about how fast time seems to be moving in my life. Particularly, I was thinking about the Ironman 70.3 race coming up in July, and that it's time to begin training.

I was having a back-and-forth conversation with myself about the commitment, time, and effort I must put in to be ready to perform my best in July.

Then the conversation shifted to why I need to do this and do it now.

This will be my fifth Ironman 70.3 triathlon, and each one has had a different purpose.

This time, my purpose is to build an armor, an armor that protects my heart and my mind. This is the best use of my time because of all the time it will give back to me going forward.

How will you choose to spend your time?