with a friend, followed by a bike ride brought me joy as well as exhaustion early this morning. It was fun to run with my friend and chat a bit before we got too tired to talk. Then when I finished up my run it was still pretty early, (we ran at 5:20), so I decided to go for a bike ride. It was such a pretty and peaceful ride. I saw the sun coming up through the clouds as I rode.
Overkill?
Probably, but the only reason I did it was because I am going to be doing a triathlon on Labor Day. And I am starting to realize how quickly that will be coming up. I am also realizing how difficult it will be. Thankfully it is what is called a Sprint Triathlon, although, I will most definitely not be sprinting it. I will be working on starting and finishing it. :) I will have to do a 300 m swim, 15 mile bike ride, and a 3.1 mile run. Yikes, I am starting to sweat again just thinking about it.
I am excited about it though. I have always wanted to do one. It has been on my bucket list for several years, but I have always come up with reason as to why I couldn't do it at the time. So when I saw that this one worked into my schedule, and I had been working out fairly regularly, I knew I had to give it a go.
Hey, HAVE FUN on the Sprint Triathlon! :-))) Take care of yourself, though...and THANKS for your message on my blog. :-D
ReplyDeleteGood for you! I did a sprint triathlon 5 years ago and really enjoyed it. Its tough, but rewarding.
ReplyDeleteWow! You are so amazing! I don't know if I would be able to do something like that. But I am a really good cheerleader! GO JOY GO!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck on your triathlon, and congrats on the upcoming adoption. That is VERY exciting!!!
ReplyDeleteGlad you have a fun and ambitious goal to keep you busy!
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm impressed!! A 5:20am run? You're awesome!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the sprint triathlon!! And you're right - there's nothing sprint-like about it - it's long! I did one last summer when I didn't want trying to conceive to interrupt my life... and I'm SO glad I did it. I wear the shirt very proudly. And you will too! :)
I'm no athlete, but I have great respect for those of you who do those challenges like triathalons. Best of luck with it.
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Good luck- you will do great! It will be very empowering and you will probably want to do more afterwards!
ReplyDeleteWOW! A Triathalon? That's awesome! Best of luck during it!!!!
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