My Team in Training homework today was an easy run. Now that an oxymoron. Will I ever be good enough to run easy?
Actually, we had to drop the office van off at the office, so we ran home from there. The problem with living on a hill, is that you have to go up that hill to get home. So I resorted to a method I used to have to employ when I was in Sun Valley, at 6000 foot altitude. Run to a telephone pole. Walk to the next one. Run to a telephone pole. Walk to the next one.
Perhaps I'll eventually be able to run past two telephone pools, then walk one.
Well I've done it again. I've signed up for another Team in Training triathlon. This year will be Pac Crest in Bend. Perhaps it's because it's a dark January and I have just ate and drank my way through the holidays. Perhaps it's really because I love the program.
We had our first swim practice last night. I came home happy. At work today I was positively cheerful. If you know me, you know this is a stretch.
I'm inspired by the veterans in the program. I aspire to be as good, fast, and dedicated as them. I'm inspired by the newcomers in the program with their attitude to learn. I've seen overweight, rain-soaked beginners come in from a bike ride, last, grinning like they won the lottery.
We have a dedicated coach that inspires, guides, teaches, and generates dedication from the team year after year.
People join for many reasons. When leukemia strikes your family, this is one way to fight back. I started that way, but also with a little curiosity as to whether I could do a triathlon. Now I'm absolutely hooked.
Now here's the crux of this missive: Join me. Sign up. Sign up this week. Do something good for yourself. Do something good for others.
