You may shake your head in disbelief but it's going to happen.
And here's why...I SIGNED UP FOR A TRIATHLON TODAY!
Why?! Why have I done such a thing?!
Well, I returned from South America last week (it was incredible, thanks for asking) and during a four day trek along the Inca trail to Machu picchu I remembered that I like this exercise stuff.
I really like it.
I like the feeling of leaning into the "burn" instead of resisting it, the feeling of accepting that you are out of breath and pushing harder. The feeling that your body can DO THINGS. And it can do them WELL. Grrrrr.
But I'm not going to lie, I also hate exercise. I hate the stupid burn, I hate feeling out of breath, I hate pushing harder. I can't do anything well, eurgh.
So why do I do these things to myself? I guess eventually the like of exercise wins over the hatred, and of course being able to prove the point, over and over, (mainly to myself) that I am not the fat kid any more and I am now in fact an awesome exercising machine is a huge added bonus.
Also peer pressure. Peer pressure is why I started running in the first place (I got asked to do a 10k with a friend) and is why I've just signed up to a triathlon (I got an email yesterday from a friend suggesting it).
And for the first time I'm not actually scared of training with the four friends who are doing this. I did a lot of swimming as a child, some competitively, so I feel relatively confident, even good about my abilities in the pool (stroke-wise, if not speed-wise) and the rest will take some hard work but I'll get there.
All in all, some exciting training lies ahead. And I plan to blog it all here...
