I've had a desire to participate in a triathlon because I was inspired some years back. I was working in Austin as a retail manager at Talbots. One of the sales associates, who was in her late 40s, participated and completed her 1st ever triathlon. I thought, "Wow! If she can do it, then, certainly I can, too." I remember many, many months ago I was reinspired and attemtped to start training. I laced up my shoes, headed outside for a run in the neighborhood, barely made it down the street and thought my heart was gonna explode from my chest! I remember uttering to myself, "Ugh! I hate running!" It was then I hung up my running shoes and gave up any notion of participating in a triathlon.
So, here I am today with an invite to run in a Half Marathon. 13.1 miles. The number is staggering to me, especially considering the fact that I haven't been a consistent runner since... oh, my high school days!! And that, my dear friends, was a very long time ago! ;-)
After marinating on the invitation for a couple of days, I decided that here was an opportunity before me to either go for the challenge and say "yes" or walk away and say "no."
I said, "YES!"
And here the adventures begin. To the finish line we go!!!
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