“SWIM BIKE RUN … ARE
WE THERE YET?” is a blog that will follow my training getting ready for triathlons,
specifically the 70.3, and weight loss.
So why am I doing this? I wrote a
13 week blog recently for a local television station regarding my
training. I really enjoyed it and I
decided I wanted to continue. I also
have to thank my friend MB who encouraged me to continue. So Why the blog name? Training for endurance events can be a very
long and tiring process. Often times in
the middle of the workout I would ask myself … “Are we there yet” or “are we
done yet”? I just found the title to be
fitting for the journey I am about to take.
I hope this blog is honest, insightful and at times funny
but most importantly I hope it motivates me to want to work harder and maybe
encourage others to try it too! Here is
my story…
I grew up in Massachusetts and I am the youngest of four
kids. I never married (hint still
single) and moved to Central New York in 1999.
My activity level, like my weight has been up and down. In High School I ran Cross Country but in
College didn’t do anything. I have been
a skier my entire life and try to do that as much as possible, when we have
snow. In Grad School (1996 – 1998) I
participated in the Pan Mass Challenge.
It is a two day bike tour through Massachusetts to raise money for the
Dana Farber Cancer Institute. That bike
tour was a great experience, but after I graduated college my life became a bit
sedentary. I moved a few times looking
for a job after Grad School and landed in Syracuse, NY in 1999.
In the fall of 2000 I decided to make some changes I joined
Weight Watchers and started training for my first triathlon. I decided to train for the Ludlow Triathlon
in Ludlow, Massachusetts. I started
training in September of 2000 and nine months later I completed my first sprint
triathlon. Later that summer I completed
my second triathlon in Cazenovia and after that I took a break. The next 10 years was a roller coaster ride
of some training, some injuries, some ugly moments and finally seeing the light
again. In 2005 I completed a marathon in
San Francisco and in 2008 I ended up having surgery on my ankle which sidelined
me for a year. Then after the year was
up my emotions were in a funk and I didn’t want to get off the couch. My weight climbed during that time and my
self esteem dropped.
In January of 2010 I finally got off the couch and started
running again. My goal was a half
marathon the end of April in Rochester, NY … I just wanted to cross the finish
line. Well I crossed the finish line in
3 hours and 26 minutes and I was the last person on the course. I was
ok with being the last person on the course because I was back and I was moving
forward. Later in 2010 I completed an
open water swim and I was back.
2011 included two half marathons, several road races,
another open water swim and after a 10 year hiatus I did a sprint triathlon and
I was back!!! In 2012 I completed 5
triathlons included a 70.3 Half Ironman and I still have two half marathons on
my schedule. So what is next…?
For 2013 my goal is to do the 70.3 Half Ironman again but I
want to finish stronger and faster than I did in 2012 and I need to lose some
weight. I know that if I lose the weight
my goal of finishing faster and stronger will be a lot easier to attain. So now the question is … are we there yet??
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