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September 13, 2009 – I will need your support!!!! (and possibly your first aid kit!!!)

GULP! Today I registered for the Nation’s Triathlon! That’s it, no turning back, they have a strict no refund policy, I’m in, I can’t back out, I’m going to swim, bike, and run myself into the ground. HOLY COW! This is far more intense than a marathon! But still no iron man…I was reading about that in the paper this morning. I believe it requires a 2.2 mile swim, some ridiculous amount of biking, and then you run a marathon. Pssshh…I’d never be crazy enough to do that.

Of course…I never thought I’d be crazy enough to do this…

I went online and bought a new SPEEDO (black, boring, for racing/training purposes, not sunbathing), a pink swim cap, and “smoke” colored goggles. I’m determined in my search to find me a swimming pool. I’ve decided to wait a little to get a bike, especially since that intimidates me even more than swimming. I’m pretty okay at this individual stuff, running, walking, hopefully swimming, chewing gum…but when you attach some sort of object to my body, be it a tennis racket, a golf club, a bike, a car…I’m likely to flail around quite madly and cause total chaos. There is a distinct possibility that I will crash several times once I finally get a bike, not to mention during the actual race….not to freak you guys out, just being realistic here.

Let’s all take a moment to mourn the loss of my sanity.