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?
