BRRR... IT'S COLD OUTSIDE!! registering 24 degrees right now, and it's 4:05 PM
and i'm expected to run for 30 minutes straight? in the dark?
You must think me crazy... i, actually, think myself crazy... but i assure you, there's a reason for my maddness.
My mother always made me run -- down by the ocean, through different neighborhoods, on the beach (ugh, the worst running in the sand) -- we used to have to run to breakfast, or run to get water... it was a hard life i lived. But, before i knew it, i was running for enjoyment - in DC, or FL, or NYC and even, lately, on the treadmill (thank goodness for my shuffle IPOD) - i even completed the Disney Half-Marathon in 2004, and plan to do it again this January.
I'm not sure what exactly inspired me to do a triathlon -- running gets boring after a while, and i like the idea of the multi-sport, and, of course, the challenge. I like to mix things up a bit - so i thought, why not swim, bike, and then run ... all in the same morning! I saw my friend Sasha and my boss Cara train with TEAM IN TRAINING last year, and it just looked like so much fun. I knew that my goal would be to join TNT and train for a triathlon when i moved to new york city.
living in new york has been rough. i miss my family, i miss my friends, and i miss my social life. Going to jewish singles events got old after 10 minutes, and never ceased to be awkward -- but as soon as i walked into my first TNT info session, i felt so happy! all these people, and they wanted to talk to me... it didn't matter if i was jewish or what, or if i had ever run more than a mile in my life. We've been out drinking, been to trainings events - they are a blast.
What's more, this is a goal i can set my mind to. i am SO busy... working, and training up to 3 days a week (that's just with the team, then i have to train on my own too), and trying to fundraise... i don't have time to think about being unhappy. plus, the endorphins i get from exercising so much (and the fact that my "goal" jeans are already loose) makes me just as thrilled. Who needs friends when you've got tri?
So, that's why i'm starting this blog... TRI HARD... it's really a way of life -- especially when it means running in 17 degree weather, and up at 6:30 in the morning for 7:30 Am bike rides. Plus, i feel so disconnected from everyone, this way you can all see what i'm up to! I promise, all entries won't be THIS long...
and i'm expected to run for 30 minutes straight? in the dark?
You must think me crazy... i, actually, think myself crazy... but i assure you, there's a reason for my maddness.
My mother always made me run -- down by the ocean, through different neighborhoods, on the beach (ugh, the worst running in the sand) -- we used to have to run to breakfast, or run to get water... it was a hard life i lived. But, before i knew it, i was running for enjoyment - in DC, or FL, or NYC and even, lately, on the treadmill (thank goodness for my shuffle IPOD) - i even completed the Disney Half-Marathon in 2004, and plan to do it again this January.
I'm not sure what exactly inspired me to do a triathlon -- running gets boring after a while, and i like the idea of the multi-sport, and, of course, the challenge. I like to mix things up a bit - so i thought, why not swim, bike, and then run ... all in the same morning! I saw my friend Sasha and my boss Cara train with TEAM IN TRAINING last year, and it just looked like so much fun. I knew that my goal would be to join TNT and train for a triathlon when i moved to new york city.
living in new york has been rough. i miss my family, i miss my friends, and i miss my social life. Going to jewish singles events got old after 10 minutes, and never ceased to be awkward -- but as soon as i walked into my first TNT info session, i felt so happy! all these people, and they wanted to talk to me... it didn't matter if i was jewish or what, or if i had ever run more than a mile in my life. We've been out drinking, been to trainings events - they are a blast.
What's more, this is a goal i can set my mind to. i am SO busy... working, and training up to 3 days a week (that's just with the team, then i have to train on my own too), and trying to fundraise... i don't have time to think about being unhappy. plus, the endorphins i get from exercising so much (and the fact that my "goal" jeans are already loose) makes me just as thrilled. Who needs friends when you've got tri?
So, that's why i'm starting this blog... TRI HARD... it's really a way of life -- especially when it means running in 17 degree weather, and up at 6:30 in the morning for 7:30 Am bike rides. Plus, i feel so disconnected from everyone, this way you can all see what i'm up to! I promise, all entries won't be THIS long...
posted by Shari @ 4:00 PM
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