Somewhere during this journey I'm on I gained confidence. Mentally in professional aspects of my life I've always been confident. In some cases maybe even overly confident. Not in a negative way or even cocky, but in a way where I stood for what I believed and made my point. I've become confident in my appearance, in addition to my professional confidence, but more importantly I've started to believe I can do things. A lot of it started with the Indoor Tri.
Leading up to the Indoor Tri I was nervous. Afterwards ... I was on top of the world. Suddenly I started paying more attention to my running pace. I started understanding the Watts and RPM's on the spin cycle. And I realized I had to conquer the pool.
Why was I doing all this? The obvious was to better myself. To challenge myself. To be a version of myself I never knew existed. Above all because I could.
Two weeks after the Indoor Tri I took my new found confidence and made a goal. I didn't have a plan, but I had a goal. The Esprit de She Triathlon: June 14, 2015. I registered. I signed up. I announced it to the world.
It's a Sprint distance which until signing up I had no idea what that meant. So what does it mean? A half mile swim, transition, 13.3 mile bike ride, transition, a 3.1 mile run, and crossing a finish line. Maybe it sounds crazy, and if you had told me a year ago that I'd be signed up and training for a Sprint Distance Triathlon I'm pretty sure I would have laughed … a lot and rolled my eyes.
Will was excited and supportive of my decision to do the Esprit de She Triathlon. However, he was also jealous. The event is a Women Only event, so he will be there cheering me on, but it'll be my event. Will wanted to join in as well, he had to miss the Indoor Tri due to work. So another goal was made. The Chicago Triathlon: August 30, 2015.
Like the Esprit de She, Will and I will be doing the Sprint distance of the Chicago Triathlon. Unlike the Esprit de She the distance is longer for the Chicago Triathlon. There will be a .5 mile swim in the open water of Lake Michigan, followed by the transition to a 15.2 mile ride, and then ending with the 3.1 mile run before crossing the finish line.
It could be the excitement I have for both of these events. Or it could be the memory of the rush I had after the Indoor Tri. It could even be that I've become downright crazy. Whatever it is, I'm excited. I have goals. I have plans. I've started my training and feel as if I am improving weekly. I plan to finish what I start, I don't necessarily have a time in mind that I want to finish both triathlons. I want to finish. I can finish. I will finish.
Leading up to the Indoor Tri I was nervous. Afterwards ... I was on top of the world. Suddenly I started paying more attention to my running pace. I started understanding the Watts and RPM's on the spin cycle. And I realized I had to conquer the pool.
Why was I doing all this? The obvious was to better myself. To challenge myself. To be a version of myself I never knew existed. Above all because I could.
Two weeks after the Indoor Tri I took my new found confidence and made a goal. I didn't have a plan, but I had a goal. The Esprit de She Triathlon: June 14, 2015. I registered. I signed up. I announced it to the world.
It's a Sprint distance which until signing up I had no idea what that meant. So what does it mean? A half mile swim, transition, 13.3 mile bike ride, transition, a 3.1 mile run, and crossing a finish line. Maybe it sounds crazy, and if you had told me a year ago that I'd be signed up and training for a Sprint Distance Triathlon I'm pretty sure I would have laughed … a lot and rolled my eyes.
Will was excited and supportive of my decision to do the Esprit de She Triathlon. However, he was also jealous. The event is a Women Only event, so he will be there cheering me on, but it'll be my event. Will wanted to join in as well, he had to miss the Indoor Tri due to work. So another goal was made. The Chicago Triathlon: August 30, 2015.
Like the Esprit de She, Will and I will be doing the Sprint distance of the Chicago Triathlon. Unlike the Esprit de She the distance is longer for the Chicago Triathlon. There will be a .5 mile swim in the open water of Lake Michigan, followed by the transition to a 15.2 mile ride, and then ending with the 3.1 mile run before crossing the finish line.
It could be the excitement I have for both of these events. Or it could be the memory of the rush I had after the Indoor Tri. It could even be that I've become downright crazy. Whatever it is, I'm excited. I have goals. I have plans. I've started my training and feel as if I am improving weekly. I plan to finish what I start, I don't necessarily have a time in mind that I want to finish both triathlons. I want to finish. I can finish. I will finish.
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