Yesterday my roommate from college emailed me an article she wrote. What Not To Do endearingly captures her very first and her most recent triathlon experience. Her description of the swim is quite similar to what my DC (the one I blame for getting me into tri) friend felt during the swim portion of her first tri. What Not To Do is an encouraging tale of redeeming a horrible experience.
Her husband also has great comedic talent for storytelling. Hopefully I will be as good at Beating The Demons. He chronicles how he bests his fear of the water, making me laugh out loud several times.
It is nice to realize I am not alone. Sometimes we have mental scripts we need to defeat, such as the You Suck You Suck You Suck I keep hearing in my head, and sometimes we don't look before we leap and fail to do the training needed or too much training too soon. If my friends can rise above these challenges, I believe I can too.
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We need an updated post on your training. It has been days since your last one! Remember, Nice Ironman June 2009.
oh yes, those were both very funny stories, especially when the reader is someone who hates to run, hasn't biked in 10 years, and can swim only fractionally better than Drew's starting point!
You absolutely can rise above this challenge. I have much confidence in you, even if your athleticism puts me to shame...
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