Watch Out It’s Messy In Here

I have lots of tri buddies.  Some are slower, most are faster.  I have friends I talk about training with.  Friends who I run with, friends I bike with, friends I swim with.  I have friends I motivate and friends who motivate me.  There are my tri heroes, my tri coaches, and even my tri enemies.  Everyone I have met in real life or chatted with on line because of triathlon has a special place in my tri life.  Love or hate, they have all gotten me to where I am in the sport. There are also several people who I have met who have been more than just an influence to me as an athlete.  They have become great friends who have helped me through some of the most difficult days of my life.  They have called, texted, dropped by.  Dragged me out for a swim, bike or run when I needed most to stop thinking.  They have gotten me to where I am in life. There is one person who has become a big part of my life because of triathlon who less than ...

My sister sent me this yesterday morning: i shall fight for what i want in life. i shall not feel defeated until i see no other options or there is no fight left in me. i shall not let obstacles get in my way. i shall keep on unless i no longer want what i currently desire. i shall wish for the best and with all my might hope for the best and pray everything works out for the best! i can be no one other than me.  And a friend of mine shared this song with me earlier in the week:  Brand New Day by Joshua Radin   And every day I am getting email, texts, phone calls, cards, Facebook messages, and tweets from people with words of wisdom, or just general support.  Thank you to everyone.  I truly do appreciate the outpouring of love from you all.  I may not be wealthy financially, but I am definitely rich in friends. And here are some quotes that inspire me, lift me up, make laugh, or make me cry.  But they are all quotes that I believe pertain t...

Last night I got to swim with two very awesome ladies.  And while we may not have had a long work out, or a hard work out, it was a great work out.  Just what I needed.  Of course, master swim started while we were doing our slow and steady laps.  Nothing makes you feel more inferior than being the slowest person in the pool!  However, one of the women in the lane next to me gave me some advice about my kick.  Apparently I'm bending my knees to kick, and not kicking from the hip?  How has nobody told me this before?  So, now I have something to work on.  Maybe it will make me so fast that it won't matter that my run is hindered a little?  After swim we sat in the sauna and chatted.  That was nice too.  Have I mentioned before how blessed I am to have met so many wonderful people through the sport of triathlon?  As we were leaving, sweet, wonderful, wise beyond her years, Erin handed me a gift, and asked me not to open i...