I finally went ahead and registered for the triathlon next year!
I wanted to make sure I didn’t wait to the last minute and come up with a reason why I couldn’t do it. I’m super excited to just participate and see if I do actually like triathlons or not. And it will be awesome to cross something off my fitness list. I’m so excited!
It’s my Christmas present to myself, which already makes this the best Christmas ever. :)
GOOD FOR YOU! You can do this. This is your first tri so there’s no reason you should put a lot of stress and high expectations on yourself. Just have fun!
yaaaaaaaay! Now it’s for reals! Hitting the purchase button is always scary and exciting!
Congrats! it’s 100 percent real now!
Way to go! Great to not only have a goal but immerse yourself in it early. I think that’s the key to any fitness sucess. Takes a motivated individual :) Great Xmas present to yourself :)
That’s fantastic! What an awesome Christmas present to give yourself!!!! Well done for taking the bull by the horns, I’m sure you won’t regret it!
Congrats! What an awesome present to yourself!
congrats!! i’m doing my first tri next year too! can’t wait to read more about your training adventures!
Congrats; that’s a fabulous gift to yourself :)
WOOHOO!!!! Good for your Merry! Sometimes that is all we need to get the ball rolling!
Woohooo!! I am so excited for you!
errrr…..that’s not my last blog!
Weird! I’m not sure what’s wrong with that plugin.
That is so awesome Mary! We need to challenge ourselves to move beyond our comfort zones. You can do it!
Hey Mary… you know, it’s awesome you’ve signed up – especially if you really want to achieve this, but I also want to say, it’s ok if you don’t want to do it. See, I HATE triatholon, running, 5K running marathon things, yet it seems everyone is doing them. Or has a goal to do it. Like it’s the thing if you do a weight loss blog to do it. I walk daily – 40mins around the river. That’s it. Combined with eating a sensible calorie controlled balanced diet (that includes alcohol and treats when I count them in) and I’m losing weight. I have no intention (yet.. haha) of signing up to do anything like this. Cos I couldn’t think of anything worse. I hate munching on salad all day – so can’t do that either. I try and drink loads of green tea but fail after the first glass. Point is, do ONLY what you enjoy because you will have more chance at success and won’t find excuses. I reckon the secret is finding a system that works for you. Whether that’s giving up carbs (I never could), eating salad all day (blah), running 2 hrs a night/burning excess calories via exercise, weight watchers, calorie counting etc. FIND the one thing you reckon you can stick with and give up on the coulda, shoulda, woulda but didn’t. :D Good luck for the Triatholon tho, if that is something you’re excited for! x
Thanks Hannah! I’ve actually written about this before: You Don’t Have To Run A Marathon, Triathlon, Or Anything Else You Don’t Want To Do
I totally agree that it’s okay not to want to do these kinds of things. For me personally, triathlons are something I’ve been obsessed with doing for a long time. I want to do it so badly! Not even an ironman, just a short sprint one because it seems fun and includes TWO of my favorite activities. But as far as running races and long distances I won’t be signing up for any half marathons or anything like that. Running and running long distances isn’t something I want to do despite the fact that it seems like almost everyone who blogs loves doing that. Eh, to each their own. Do what you love! Walk! Zumba! Just be active. That’s my take on it. :)
That is fantastic! Nice job!
Yeah for you! What a great Christmas present to yourself.
That is so awesome Mary! We need to challenge ourselves to move beyond our comfort zones. You can do it!