Congratulations to me!! I finished the Lazyman Triathlon. I feel good, really good actually – both physically and emotionally. I feel stronger and even lost 5 pounds. It feels good to acomplish a goal I worked hard for. As I suspected, the biking was the harder of the three activities. I have an old tailbone injury that didn’t appreciate a hard plastic bike seat. I actually enjoyed the swimming. I usually went early in the morning and typically was the only one there. It was very zen-like, quietly gliding in the water. After my swim I hopped into the sauna for awhile. It would be a nice way to end a day, as it was very calming.
Initially I was anxious that working out 5 days a week would be too exhausting physically for me. It was until I got used to it. I realized the hardest thing about the triathlon was emotionally/mentally being committed to it – to actually get up and go to the gym. It really took extra effort some days to squeeze in time to exercise – other days, I just didn’t want to get up and do it, but I knew if I missed a day I would 1) be off schedule and have to make it up somehow 2) I would feel I cheated myself out of something good. It really ended up being a mental challenge more than a physical one. I’m so glad I did it and hope to continue to workout 5 days a week.
Congratulations Melinda!
Whoo hoo!!! Good for you!