Here's the real story....

8 years, 2 babies and 20 lbs ago I did my first triathlon. The training was time consuming and the event itself was grueling. After I finished the race, I vowed I would never do something like that again.

Here I am.

I signed up for Team in Training on pure emotion. After 6 months of watching my neice Lindsay go through cancer treatment I was beat down. I wanted to find something productive to do. I wanted to get back in shape. But a triathlon, really, in my condition? Seriously, when I signed up for this I couldn't run a mile to save my life and I didn't even own a swim suit suitable for swimming laps. After the information meeting where I readily handed over a check to cover my registration fees I came home and asked my husband, "What did I just do?"

Later I told my parents about the race and my Dad said, "What do you mean, you can't run."

So, its about a month into training and I am hanging in there. Its not easy and not necessarily fun, but I am hanging in there. I will say there is something theraputic about a spinning class that is so freakin hard that your brain actully shuts down because your body is just trying to hold on. For 1 hour, twice a week I don't have to worry about my kids or my job or my finances, I just ride. And I can run a mile now, infact last weekend I did 3 miles, around a lake, in 3" of snow. It was 13 degrees. Not fun, but hey, I did it. And as for swimming, well, those 12 years of competitive swimming as a kid have served me well. I'm not very fast these days, but I can still swim.

Thanks to all of my friends and family who have contributed to LLS. I have already met the fundraising minimum for the Lifetime Tri, so there is no backing out now. Stay tuned for my updates if you want some inspiration or just a laugh.

And just remember, if I can do this, anyone can do this.