As I was searching for something to keep me motivated and improving I came across a couple of things that interested me. One was a local 5k run (45 minutes away- but that was local for Houston) and it ran twice a month with only a ONE dollar entry fee. I was hooked on that right away... just my price! The second thing must have been a moment of insanity. Yes, not surprising- I have those quite often. I knew I must push myself and I had to find something to commit to. So, with a lot of begging I convince Amanda to be my partner in a family mini-triathlon. I may have had to talk her into it, but she is the one that kept me committed to finishing the TRI.
With several months of training still in store for the TRI, I knew I needed to focus on the running. Originally I figured that the running was going to be the hardest thing for me to finish. We planned out our bike rides and a couple of swims. Silly me, figured that since I was such a strong swimmer through my teen years that the swimming was going to be no big deal. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Perhaps I was in denial of how many years ago that really was? My first plan of action was to complete the 5K.
I found some good information about training on the Internet and a couple of excellent books. I devoured many great training books that helped shape my attitude right away. A couple of them just became some of my all time favorite books that I have ever read from the mental lessons that I learned. I felt stronger and stronger each time I would read another chapter. I had a plan, I had some training in mind, feeling confident and somewhat obsessed.
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