Sweat is my middle name.

"Success is not measured by what you accomplish but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds." -Orison Swett Marden


My race is next weekend. I don't know that I've struggled against "overwhelming odds" but I certainly have struggled through this training. It's been more difficult to get my head around the idea that yes, I too can finish a Sprint Triathlon. My body is doing the work, but most days I feel like "I can't". I'll be happy when the race is over and I start telling myself "I can" do something rather extraordinary.

Are we real bikers?

B is for BASE LAYER

I headed out to Tribe Multisport early yesterday morning to meet Laura S. and Kim R. for a bike-ride. It was a chilly 61 degrees outside, so I had to scramble to find a base layer to put on under my biking jersey. All of the "cool kid" bikers have sleeves with half gloves they can slip on/off for temperature changes, but I had to go old-school and just wear layers. I was happy to see that Laura did the same. :)

Kim didn't make it out because of a flat tire, but Laura and I rode for 10+ miles. My front brake was rubbing consistently all morning, so it was like biking to a metronome. This helped to keep a steady cadence, and were back at Tribe within an hour.

I did a 700 meter swim on Friday. All the lanes at the gym were full, so I had to limit my swim to 20 minutes only. I hit 400 meters in about 12 minutes, and I am hoping to repeat that on race day (less than 15 days away!).

Today I'm going to run bleachers. I will actually finish this race. This newly discovered self-confidence... well, it's a good thing. I like this feeling. You should try it!

Mountain Woman Events

It's actually called Mountain Man Events, but I thought I'd change the title to include myself and all the other women that will be competing on Nov.8th. Check out their website for images of the race course.

Swim Practice

My cheerleader and my coach.

Post-swim photo of the three amigos in training!

After reading an article about head placement and rotation, I was finally able to swim freestyle for 800 meters last Saturday. I'm really starting to believe that I will be able to finish the swim successfully and then go on to complete the rest of the race. I've been living in fear that it will all grind to a halt for me during the swim.