Seriously, I need a wake up call or a workout buddy or something. Without the driving force like Booty Camp, I'm finding all kinds of reasons to sleep in, or no reason at all. Then, when it comes time to hit the gym after work, I find myself concocting ways to get out of it.
Alas, I was successful at at least making the workouts in the evenings. I just returned from a good swim - 60 lengths: 20 free, 20 free, 8 breast, 8 back, 3 crawl, and 1 fly (always a good heart-racer). That's 9/10ths of a mile, well over what will be needed for race day. I figure if I can get up to 60 continuously, then I'll be ready to hit the open water with some confidence.
Last night's Danskin meeting was cool - more about pushing products (which I bought into - got some sweet shorts), but also inspirational. We watched a brief film of pictures of previous Danskins, and many of us were seriously choked up by the end. It's this same feeling that I had two years ago as I waited at the finish line for my friend Lori to complete her first tri (she did awesome, and I was too late to see her finish). All types of women - young, old, fat, skinny, even blind - fought their way to the finish. I cried that day, it was so beautiful.Olympic Athlete Sheila Taormina spoke (pictured right), and let us hold her 1996 gold medal , which was very cool. Her message was simple - it won't be easy, and for some of us, it may be the hardest thing we will have ever done, but the payoff is extraordinary. I will keep this in mind. Now if I can just wake up in the morning!
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