So, What Now?

Wow. I finished the triathlon. When I tell people this, once they get over their amazement, many times they ask me what is next.

I may have officially been bitten by the racing bug. Maybe. Sometimes I think it's sort of hard to call moving at my pace "racing" per se, but that competitive spirit is apparently lurking within me somewhere, and it's starting to show itself! So far, I have been in four official races - the 10K Davis Stampede, the Shamrock'n Half Marathon, the 5K Zoo Zoom, and the Tri For Fun. I will probably be in another 5K race on the 4th of July, and I am probably going to participate in another half marathon in October. My husband has been saying he wants to do the Tri For Fun in August as a relay - I would swim in the lake with the icky grass, he would ride and then I would do the run. So far, though, I am not 100% positive he is on board for that.

I have really discovered a lot of things about myself on this journey. It's been quite the learning experience! Even though it has been painful at times (as my daily ibuprofen intake count will attest!), I would not trade it for anything. I discovered that I actually like swimming, and I think with some more work, I might get a lot better at it. I don't go into shock thinking of myself as an athlete as often. Other people are more willing to accept that I am an athlete than I thought they would be. This team of super-fantastic people that God has blessed me to train with - well, I can't say enough good things about them. Any group of people who are willing to see me in spandex, grouchy on a Saturday morning, over and over again, and not even complain about it, are great folks in my book! :-) But it's not just the spandex. It's the encouragement, the friendship, the love.

So, I don't want to give this thing up yet. I want to keep a goal out there for myself, and keep working towards it. I'll keep you posted.