Tri Envy

This whole "I'm not training until August" thing is actually harder than I thought. I am just a competitive person by nature, mostly with myself. I just keep feeling like I need to be training.

I'm completely jealous of the girls. BarbieGirlNot got herself two coaches. TriMe got herself a pretty schweet tri-bike. And I'm sitting around doing nothing. (Even if I'm swimming, ladies, it's not necessarily "training". Some people actually enjoy swimming and do it for fun). I also just found out today that bike check-in for the Patriot Half is on the day of the race, which means I can race. (I was having logistical issues because Tri-Hubby is finishing his training in Georgia the day before the race). So, now, knowing for sure that I'm racing and that the girls are training and bonding, I feel this pull to train. I can handle the not-running-training part, but I feel guilty for not training. I think: I'm going to start training in August with only 4 weeks before the race?!?!?!

I leave next week for two weeks with the in-laws. I'm STILL trying to get off the weight I put on while I was there at Christmas. Even if I wanted to start up training, I don't think the opportunity is there. I might get some running in, but I always feel at the mercy of my hosts that it just doesn't happen. Plus, I'm not very comfortable running the country roads by myself.

The one possibility is going to the University of Missouri Rec Center to swim. They have this cool area called The Vortex. It's a heavy current that swirls. I think "normal" people get in there and let the current push them around the circle. But the one time I went, I started swimming into the current. Man, what an awesome challenge! I was able to hold my location for a minute or two and then I started losing ground and got pushed away by the current. I’m dying to go back and give it another "tri". (har har)

So, we'll see. My body is telling me to take more time off, but my brain is telling me to get real and train. I just wish I didn't care and could be happy with just finishing. Now that we have one Half under our belts, I don't want to finish any slower and the girls are coming out stronger than ever….

Ohhh, how nice it must be to be an ADD triathlete


"Maybe I should be training..." - Just Tri Me