The Lazy Triathlete

Probably the world's laziest triathlete. Trying desperately to become more motivated.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Some people may think that they have the best friends & family ever, but I really do. In exactly one month’s time, you helped me to raise $2000! That’s incredible! A huge thank you to all of my donors, and a shout out to Kat for the donation that got me to $2k!

This past weekend, Team in Training had their kickoff event. I got to meet some of my teammates, coaches and mentors, along with people doing some of the other events. I won a hat for my fundraising efforts (thanks to you guys!). They had two cancer survivors share their stories, and of course I teared up a bit.

Overall, I’m really excited about doing this event. I have less than $1000 to go before I hit the fundraising minimum, which is fantastic. My next goal is to find a place to go swimming. Any suggestions?

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And off we go!

The horn sounded, and took off. I was hoping to do the swim without an issue, but my anxiety got the better of me and I started to feel like I couldn’t breathe. (Sort of like that time in high school were my swim coach thought it would be a good idea to race me against my sister in the 100 breast – which concluded with my having an asthma attack.) I was especially nervous because I had forgotten to use my inhaler before the race.

I settled into a race-pace breaststroke, hoping to calm myself & get some air moving. That worked, and I was back to doing freestyle after about a minute of calming myself down. The first turn came in no time, and the second one shortly thereafter. Then I was heading back to shore! I was passing people & feeling really great about it all.

The last thing I had to decide was at what point in the water do I stand up? The water was really dark, so it was hard to tell when the ground was getting close, so I just waited until I noticed people around me starting to stand – then I swam a tad more, and then popped up and out. Lots of cheers & encouragement from the crowd as I ran out of the water to the Transition Area.

Final swim split: 9 minutes, 57 seconds

Rank of that time with entire field: 38th!!!

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One last thing…

I wore my Orca trisuit for the first time last night. That thing is awesome! I love it.

Of course I got the purple one…

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It finally feals real

Yesterday was the first day that this all started to feel real.

It started with my lunch time run. I tried doing the sockless thing (these shoes are designed to be worn with or without socks), and ended up bleeding & staining my shoe. According to my best friend (an a pretty serious runner), this makes me officially a ‘runner.’ Never thought I’d say that!

Then, after work, I attended a swim clinic organized by Max Performance. While it was less of a workout than I had hoped, it was nice to get the experience of a group start & sighting the buoys. I also ran into a work acquaintance and made a new friend. The new friend & I talked about a bunch of things, including the tri clubs in the area. I gave her my card (I didn’t have a pen or paper) and said we should keep in touch & maybe join the same club.

My legs have been getting tighter & tighter each day. I try to remember to stretch, but it slips my mind more often than not. Part of me wants to push myself & cram in the 4.5 weeks of couch-to-5k that I have left so I feel fully prepared for race day. And the other part want’s to give my body healing time & take it all a bit slower. Haven’t come to a consensus on that quite yet.


Number from Swim Clinic

Number from Swim Clinic

24 days.

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