Answer is

Answer to Wednesday's "Who Am I" post, is (drum roll please):

Your Training Partner.

Crucial, vital, priceless all at once. This person (fully actualized and God-like as several of the guessers suggested) accepts the awesome responsibility of keeping the fire burning. Once this is established there is no hiding, no whining, no shortcuts, no wimp-outs and no excuses. Quitting is not an option.

There is work. There is sweat. Then there is growth and lastly, a series of personal victories. Your training partner is entrusted with all this. He or she keeps you honest in ways that would make Republican Congressmen look like choirboys. He or she holds you to a higher standard. He or she pushes you towards excellence, or, as we used to hear from the Navy brass, continual improvement. He or she wants you to become an army of one, one of the proud, one of the few. Into the wild blue yonder, near the shores of Tripoli. Life, liberty and the relentless pursuit of those things that enhance it. Your training partner wants only your transformative enlightenment, your motivational awareness, and your deep satisfaction in knowing that you are all you can be. One workout at a time.

Your training partner might have been a recruiter (or successful ad man) in another lifetime. Please find yours today.

Thanks for all the darts tossed in the general direction of the "Who Am I" bulls eye. That was fun and we will do it again. Meanwhile……

It seems that there are no gamblers among the RCVman VBA, so my Lake Stevens entry fee remains at an unbudgeted $250. On this one I believe I will evoke the RCVman 14th amendment: Do not allow money to stand between you and fun.

Pic: This mornings fun was a run/bike/run brick and transition practice, featuring (l2r) RCVman, Sean, Chris, Stephanie (who took the overall win) and Jimmy.