Small bites…
Posted on Monday, December 29th, 2008 at 2:37 am(this was also posted on Shelly’s personal blog so you might have seen it twice!)
Last month my cute cousin Ann approached me about doing a triathlon. Actually, I overheard her talking about it with her in-laws and butted in.
They are planning to do the Castaic Lake Annual Triathlon. It’s a sprint-triathlon. Which until a week ago meant nothing to me. Now it means 3 miles of running, 1/4 mile of swimming, and 10 miles of biking.
And I found myself suddenly compelled to join in. Maybe it was the Ya-Ya-Sisterhood-ish moment they were all having. Maybe it’s the fact that I spent several hours in a gym and running outdoors suddenly sounded freeing. Maybe it was all the sugar from the cookies I’d eaten that day.
And this is what I decided…
To do a 5k! Honestly, I’m not sure I can see myself doing a triathlon. But I’m working on it. Because I’d like to say at 31 (which is how old I’ll be by the date of the event) that I did it. And not wait until I’m 50, or never, to do it.
The 5K is on February 21 in Riverside. 8 weeks and counting…
I start training tomorrow. My friend Autumn and I are doing some of the training together. And Eric will join me in some of it as well. But most of the training will go on in my head. So I could use your support.
You can track my progress here – but also by talking with me. It will be a great motivator.
Anyone else in?
That is great! You will do awesome. I’ve learned to love running all over again recently. Good luck training, and good luck with the race.
Yahoo Shelly! It’ll be fun – and you’ll be glad to you did it. Tyler and I started running again recently – so would be happy to run along, virtually speaking.
Go for it!! You can do it! My sister had the same feeling and wanted to do a triathalon (sp?) before she turned 30. I was there cheering for her the whole way. It was great! It will be something that you will be forever proud of! GOOD LUCK!
I am impressed! Good luck. I know you will do great because you are so goal and results driven by nature!
I’m excited to hear about your updates. What I would give to run in the California winter rather than the Utah winter…