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That’s me with my new bike! Can you believe it? Spandex pants and all.

So there’s no way you guys would know this unless you spoke to Scott or myself in person, but Scott ran a Sprint Triathlon a couple of months ago. I say there’s no way you would know because Scott was supposed to post here and never did. He’s running another one this Saturday so maybe we’ll hear from him then, hint, hint. Anyway, when he did the first one it made me want to do one so I’ve been “training” for the past month. I’ve just been running around our neighborhood but I’ve gotten up to 3 miles on my good days so I’m pretty happy with my progress.

So then there’s the ride. I have a sweet cruiser but I didn’t want to be one of those people who ride the race on a cruiser. I don’t have any statements to make so I like to blend in with everyone else. After going to quite a few bike shops and being fitted to many different size men’s bikes I finally found this one. It’s an entry level women’s bike so it doesn’t have any fancy components but it’s a good sturdy bike and I love it. Notice I don’t have clip-in pedals. In fact, I ride the bike in my Vans. No fancy stuff for me. I am actually afraid of the clip-in pedals. I’m not that coordinated on the bike and every time I get off of it I almost fall over so the added stress of getting my feet out of the clips is too much for me right now. That is a goal of mine though someday way in the future.

Now to the swimming. I haven’t touched a pool. I’m so afraid to find out how out of shape I am that I haven’t even tried yet. Chicken, I know.  I was on the swim team in high school so at one point my body did know all the strokes but a lot has happened since then. A 7 year old, a 5 year old and a 3 year old to be specific. Plus I’ve always had this fear of drowning. Not as bad as my fear of burning to the point of death and then still living but still a great fear. The two triathlons that Scott has done or is doing have been in open water which is freaky to me. Not being able to touch the bottom is enough to give me goose bumps. There are some triathlons that are swam in pools so maybe I’ll just have to start with one of those. I would like to conquer my fear though and do an open water one at some point. Heck, maybe I’ll get in the pool and find I can do the whole 1/2 mile without blinking. I doubt it but anything is possible, right?

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