I know you all are thinking...yeah right. I'm not sure at what point this was a good idea, but my friend, Anne & I decided we should start training for a Sprint Triathlon. We figured if we trained & had a goal we might lose weight. I had to open my big mouth & then it turned to a family event where my sister, Kristen & her boyfriend, Kelly, decided to do it with me. We researched a beginner training schedule & were very disciplined until I injured my back. I believe God was telling me, "this has bad idea written all over it" but, no I kept with it.
Long story short...we orignially signed up for an event in September but Hurricane Ike came that weekend so it was cancelled. Again, a co-worker said this is God's way of saying since you won't use common sense, then I will intervene. HA. Don't think the Ike victims would want to hear that. We signed up for another event in October & at this point I was cussing as it got closer saying let's just get this thing over with!
My goal was to just finish & in one piece. I'm glad I did it. Thought I did better than I thought I would. The swim was my best part, but I will say I didn't enjoy it in a pool. The bike was harder than I thought ---who knew there were hills in Plano. At one point, I was trying to get up a hill in the lowest gears & yelled out to a volunteer on the side, "Am I even moving???". He replied, "barely". My biggest problem with the race was you couldn't use an Ipod and then you couldn't ride next to each other on the bike. I wanted company & was bored.
I finished in 2hrs & min. My sister asked me right after we crossed the finish line together, if I wanted to do another one. Are you kidding me? That's like asking someone after labor if they want to have another kid. HA. Don't think I won't be putting this on a resume. Someone might be impressed by it & think I'm a real die hard athlete. HA! (Ask me how many times I've been to the gym since....once).
Thanks mom, dad, Anne, Jenny & their kids who came to support me.
