Had two in mind before my tri, but wanted to wait until post race to register:
Option A
- Sprint -- 600m swim/20k bike/4k run
- Sept 20
- no one else going
Option B
- Super Sprint -- 375m swim/10k bike/2.5k run -- same distance I've already done
- Sept 6 -- 4th anniversary of quitting smoking
- Women's only event - awesome atmosphere
- volunteered at this race last year in my air cast on my champagne birthday, (my 31st on the 31st of August), instead of participating after developing stress fractures.
- 4 or 5 other ladies from my group will be racing as well -- it was so great to have familiar faces pre/post race, around the transition areas and along the course
- long weekend
I'm registered for Option B! And it's only 12 sleeps away :)
Now, guess who else is training for a triathlon?? If you guessed Jay, errrr, wrong answer. But if you guessed Terron, my son... you'd be correct! He was given a pamphlet when he came with me to the marathon expo in May, and had kept it in his room. He mentioned it a few times, and when he saw me doing all my training, asked me if I would register him for one, which I did. So, on Sept 26th, the day after his 11th birthday, he'll be participating in Tri Kids Milton! He's so excited, and I can't wait to be cheering him on in a triathlon! Tell me who the proud mom is!! Fixed up the gears on his bike, bought him proper running shoes... (WTF?! when did he become big enough for men's shoes!!), and he often comes with me to lane swimming on mondays and knocks out a few laps after rec swimming for a while!
September is shaping up to be a busy month, possible milestones, some pretty important anniversaries, and some interesting events, including a metric century ride, and being a guest speaker (which is so unlike me)! More on that in upcoming posts...
29 comments:
Option B sounds like the PERFECt event for you. How exciting!!
And very cool that Terron is doing a kids tri. I wish my kids were interested, bus alas, they are not.
of course you already signed up for another! :) sounds like it will be fun with your friends and i'm sure another strong performance.
that is AWESOME about terron! very exciting. look at how inspiring and what a great role model (not to mention MOM!) you are!! :)
you've inspired!!!!!!!!! wow that seriously is awesome. and the day after his bday?!?! go terron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You've come a long way Baby! I love the fact that you're going with Option B, good stuff.
Remember last year when you didn't think that you made any impact on people's lives? Well, look at you Momma Bear, Terron has an AWESOME Role Model.
xoxoxox
p.s. ~ role model.....so do we....
You've got a lot of great stuff going on - how awesome that your son is going to do a tri, too! What a wonderful mom you are to him. :)
Way to go Mel! And Terron!!
Come on, you know you want to bump the distance up a notch. tri's are addictive, that's for sure. Terron's going to get the same bug. Good for him getting a triathlon in! and good for you signing up for another one so soon!
I knew you wouldn't wait long to decide on the next one. :) Sounds like a great choice!
Also, awesome news about T! It's so good to see him getting involved in multi-sports already! Do we have a future Ironman on our hands??
Sounds like some other exciting stuff coming up too. Can't wait to hear about it!
I'm not surprised Terron signed up for one, his mom is such a role model and inspiration to him! Very cool that you signed up for another try-a-try!!
Look at you go! On to your next tri already???? IMPRESSIVE! So fun that you inspired your son. You are both going to kick some major booty.
Look at you!! I love reading posts where you can feel the the excitment. Good luck with your next tri. Sounds like the whole family is hooked.
You're a crazy lady! No, you're a crazy triathlete!
Seriously, that's great. You've got the spirit. Way to go!
Awesome!!!!!!!! You're going to kick some Tri booty---again!
I think it's great that kids events exist. Encouraging the youth to stay healthy and active is really important. It's especially endearing awesome when they bring the information to you!
Oh my gosh, ready to go again so quickly! Good for you.
And how cool that he is doing one, too!! He looks up to you!
Yippee about your son and also you signing up for another triathlon!
Don't we have the BEST blogger buddies IN THE WORLD? I love their support. They are al special to me too. ;)
I was hoping to get to vote! But you picked the right one if I do say so myself;) That is excellent, your son is going to tri too. I can't figure out why more kids don't do it - swimming, biking, running - the most fun three things you can put together.
Congras on signing up for your 2nd tri. We don't have any more sprint distance ones around here until next spring:( That's so awesome that Terron is going to be doing one as well!
Wow! Talk about hooked! I almost signed my kid up for the Milton Tri as well (I live there). But he won't peddle his own bike yet (at 2.75 years old). Maybe next year. That's very cool. Good luck to you and your son!
How awesome! And how completely phenomenal that you have a training partner with Terron :D
Oh this gives me goose bumps, I cannot wait to see how Terron does in his Tri.. I personally cant wait until my boys can compete..mind you I dont want to fast forward their ages because times goes by too fast!!
oh this is so awesome and exciting :) :) :)
How fun that both of you are going to be training together and doing tris. Can't wait to hear how the events go!
Yeah! It all sounds perfect! I'm so excited for both of you. :)
so very fun and exciting! yea for getting terron excited and involved! looking forward to BOTH of your race reports :)
How awesome! Terron is going to rock! :-) I know this cuz it looks as if he and I share a birthday, lol.
Good stuff Mel! Keep it coming!
Mel, I just read your race report...Awesome, girl. Congratulations!!! I knew you would kick butt. You are a superstar.
Of course, the next step is to sign up for another race. Go get 'em!
Option B sounds totally cool!! How sweet your son wants to train as well!! You both will do great!! Good Luck!
Hi Mel
Getting into great shape and making the life changes you have is a great thing. But when it is passed on to your son, that is a truly AMAZING thing. You sound really proud and you absolutely should be.
Best of luck with your training!
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