Have you ever had someone ask you Why? Alot of the time my answer is why not. Why not go on that vacation, Why not learn to paint, why not....well my why not is doing a triathlon. I saw that Julie S. was going to train for a sprint triathlon in August. Well I sent her a note saying I would be there cheering for her..she replied why dont you do it with me...well I can come up with a lot of reasons WHY NOT to do one...but I got to thinking...WHY NOT, I have always wanted to do one and have said that I was going to do one for years what was I afraid of......
1. Making a fool of myself and being the last one across the line
2. What do you wear, everything I have found you need to be built like a Pixie
3. Not being built like a pixie how exactly do I keep the girls from bouncing without wearing 3 extra sports bras...(guys this one is very important to us girls)
etc etc etc.
They are all good fears but they should not keep me from trying. What is the saying "You only fail if you fail to try" or something like that. Then the other night I was watching VH1 unplugged Bon Jovi, now they have a song called "It's My Life" I like the song but have never really gotten all of the words. Then all of a sudden I hear
"It's my life
And it's now or never
'Cause I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive"
Wow how true, I do want to live while I'm alive so dont hedge just do it.
So I am going to do the sprint tri with Julie. I am excited and scared. I am not a Thoroughbred, I am more of a plow horse. Plow Horses are people to. So what if I come in last at least I tried.
That is what this site is for, updates on training and if someone asks me Why..........my answer will be WHY NOT!
PEACE
