As 2011 is rapidly drawing to a close, so is my epic weekly blogging adventures. As some may recall at the beginning of the year I boldly pronounced "I shall blog every week for the next year!" Oh, why do I always come up with these ideas that seem amazing at the onset...
At the time this seemed like a simple task, however upon reflection it has been exhausting! Thinking of something to write (worth reading) week in week out is like writing an assignment for uni or school over and over again. Now don't get me wrong, I have enjoyed this blogging experience, however I am not the greatest when it comes to sitting and concentrating for a whopping 30 minutes of weekly blog writing. Anyhow, it has been a fun adventure and it will be nice to have a years worth of blogs to read back on in the future when I am bored out of my mind, looking for something to read.
I must say though that I have become increasingly less punctual with my blogging schedule. What was once supposed to be Sunday funday blog day, turned into Monday blog day then Tuesday, Wednesday and now Friday!! However I have not missed a single week in this whole adventure which is truly exciting for me (however, according to my calculations, there is still one more week to go...and anything can happen in a week, so I'm not out of the woods just yet).
Thinking of topics to write about has been the most stressful part of this blogging journey. However, as I have learnt, one can really blog about anything...take now for example, I am blogging about blogging. And as boring as this may seem, there still appears to be something to blog about when blogging about a blog.
I have tried to keep the weekly blog topics varied, from race reports to training updates, photos blogs to recounting the various misadventures I find myself in. Some weeks I find myself grappling for stories to blog about, then at the very last minute right before that moment when I am about give up, and proclaim to the world that "it was just too hard", I walk into the perfect blogging situation...so it is in these instances that I must thank blog worthy topics such as swooping plovers, hungry bears, YouTube, self-obsessed gym junkies, race reports and training adventures.
In conclusion to this riveting blog, it must be noted that deep down I do actually enjoy blogging and as such I will make a concerted effort to continue to keep the blog alive into next year (but maybe just not so frequent!).
However, before the year is out and this adventure is complete, there is still one more blog that must be written on a topic that is yet to be decided but is almost guaranteed to be the most riveting blog of all.
Until then, Merry Christmas!
I've enjoyed reading them Mads. For a "wannabe" elite, it's always great to read about the life of a "real" triathlete!! Well done on a great year, here's to 2012!!
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