Past & Future

7/24/15

Last night I decided I might want to do a triathalon. Sprint triathalon, not a whole thing. Not yet anyway.

And today I think I for sure want to do one next fall. So the half marathon next month is my stepping stone, and I think I'll really do the Iron Girl event next year, August 2016. So WHAT IS THERE TO STOP ME?? NOTHING!

Maybe along the way my kids will get inspired or even just interested in keeping fit, stepping outside their comfort zone to try something that looks scary but also like it could be fun. Maybe they won't even care. Maybe I'll do it for them but maybe it will just be for me, to prove to myself that I CAN. I WANT TO PROVE IT. I CAN. And I WILL.

12/18/19

I originally wrote the above stuff 4 years ago. Not sure what else I was planning on adding to it, because I never posted it. But here's the news...

Since then, I DID the triathlon. Shelly got inspired and did one (BEFORE I did mine!). Immediately after doing my first Tri, I did another the next week. This past summer, 2019, I did another. Somewhere in there, I did a half marathon. Also, I started working full time, running fell by the wayside. But last spring I did join a Roller Derby team.

Next year I'm going to turn 40. I know a lot of people dread this. But I'm looking forward to it. I've had so much fun so far, I know I have more fun in the future, whatever it looks like. I'm not as active as I should be, but I like knowing that there's really nothing stopping me from chasing more fun experiences as we go forward. What's gonna be next? Another Tri? Half Marathon? Or just skating my heart out? Stay tuned for more...