It's supposed to be hard.
If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it.
The hard... is what makes it GREAT.
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Follow me thru my training for the 2010 HyVee Triathlon. I will be posting updates on my training as well as my fundraising progress thru Team In Training.
Why a Tri?
Last year I decided to conquer my fear/loathing of running by running in the Dam to Dam. Thru training for this run I found that not only do I not hate running, but it is actually something that I enjoy. In addition to participating in the Dam to Dam I also ran six 5k's, a half marathon and had a blast in the Living History Farms 7 mile off road race. All in all, I ran over 500 miles last year.
Mileage aside, I also lost 30 lbs, gained an unbelievable amount of self confidence and made and strengthed some amazing friendships.
Those stats continue to amaze me because for so many years I told myself that I could never be a "runner", and guess what? I wasn't a runner until I decided to stop standing in my way and JUST DO IT!
This leads me to why I decided to do a Triathlon. The thought of 1.5k swim, 40k bike and a 10k run (that is just under a mile of swimming, 24 mile bike ride and 6 mile run) is pretty intimidating and it would be so easy to just say "I could never do that", I want to do this just to prove that small, unsure part of myself wrong....because thru running I have learned that I can truly do anything that I set my mind to.
Mileage aside, I also lost 30 lbs, gained an unbelievable amount of self confidence and made and strengthed some amazing friendships.
Those stats continue to amaze me because for so many years I told myself that I could never be a "runner", and guess what? I wasn't a runner until I decided to stop standing in my way and JUST DO IT!
This leads me to why I decided to do a Triathlon. The thought of 1.5k swim, 40k bike and a 10k run (that is just under a mile of swimming, 24 mile bike ride and 6 mile run) is pretty intimidating and it would be so easy to just say "I could never do that", I want to do this just to prove that small, unsure part of myself wrong....because thru running I have learned that I can truly do anything that I set my mind to.
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