Seeing as tomorrow is Thanksgiving and everyone is talking about what they are thankful for and I haven’t blogged in a while I figured let’s do a thankful list. Wow. Hello run on sentence.
1. I am thankful the training season is over.
Because I am spent. Phew! I will do a more reflective post when it is closer to New Year’s , but this year was kind of all over the place with events. And it is done!
2. I am thankful that I can always change my mind.
Yes, I know I said I was done for the year. And yet why did I just this week decide to sign up for the Silicon Valley Turkey Trot after vowing last year never again to do it? Um, I never really learn my lesson. Plus, it has become my Thanksgiving morning tradition!
3. I am thankful for friends and family.
Because of this crazy sport called triathlon, I have become friends with some incredible, supportive, funny people who also call me out on things (ahem, like maybe not really training…). What are friends for, right? I also am thankful for the support of my hubby to be totally cool with these events that I do. And also, he knows when to keep his mouth shut when he is a little nervous about an event I do. And I like it that he brags to his co-workers about crazy things I do and they have this image that I am hardcore. We can keep my poser-ness a secret.
4. I am thankful for my coach.
Heidi. You rock. 2012 will be my 4th year with you. For someone like me with commitment issues, that is HUGE. Thank you for being…just being Heidi.
5. I am thankful for heroes.
This past Sunday 3 of my friends completed the Ironman Arizona. An Ironman! That is crazy! One of them joined my workout group the same year I did. And to think she completed an Ironman. It gets a girl thinking…Anyways, these three ladies are total heroes to me. They had the courage to sign up for something CRAZY, the dedication to train for it, and the strength to complete it.
6. I am thankful there are other races.
You know, I have had my fare share of turkeys out there in terms of events. Sometimes I finish a race (or DON’T finish a race…I am talking to you Barb’s and Wildflower. I will be back some day so just you wait) and the outcome was a complete bummer. Maybe I was hoping to PR. Maybe I didn’t realize there were hills on the bike. Maybe it rained during the swim and I came back to a soggy transition. Seriously though, even a bad race is still a good race. I have learned so much from events that let me down. Most importantly, I have learned that I shouldn’t be bummed too long because I may miss that awesome event just around the corner.
7. I am thankful that I did it.
The best feeling is when I sign up for an event and am not 100% sure that it is something I can do and I DO IT. There is a fear involved with triathlons and all these events. Especially if it is something I have never done before. Could I swim 3.6 miles? Could I bike 200 miles? And miraculously, most of the time I get there. And finishing something feels FANTASTIC.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
