I know what you're thinking...
Wait. She's still a triathlete?
Because I don't remember any triathlons this past year...
And you know what? You're totally right.
I took the year off of triathlons. I was broke; I was busy; I was tired... and keeping things limited to single sports just seemed easier. I went on some bike trips, I did some running races, I kept swimming and lifting weights, and I even got certified to teach a new type of fitness class...
But nope, no tris.
And I definitely missed them.
I miss feeling that total body fitness that you get from tri-training; I miss all the triathletes and the triathlon race-day atmosphere (WAY better than just running races); And yup, I miss all the tri-bloggers...
So... getting back into the hardcore triathlon lifestyle was definitely a goal of mine for this year, no matter what.
Yesterday though, I got some news that made things a hell of a lot easier. It's exciting-yelp-for-joy-oh-my-god-I'm-a-really-lucky-girl news.
I have been invited to be a part of Team Trakkers for the 2010-11 tri-season. I'm not quite sure what that's going to entail, but we have a conference call tomorrow, so I'll know a lot more then - and of course I'll keep y'all updated.
What I do know? I know I'm one of a really cool group of people, and I'm excited to train alongside them and compete with them. I know I'll be doing the Rev3Tri series this year, culminating in an Iron Distance race back in my old Ohio stomping groups. [I'm also already signed up for the Philly Tri (Oly distance), so it's turning out to be a pretty kick-ass tri-season.] I know this blog will change gears slightly in the months to come; there will be more triathlon-related posts, but of course I'll still talk about anything and everything else too...
Do I know if I deserve it? Not at all. As an athlete, I'm decidedly mediocre.
But right now, I have a chance to change that, and I'm going to go for it.
See? I told you it was the best birthday present a triathlete could ever receive. As of yesterday, I'm 28 years old and ecstatically sponsored.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
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Man, I was excited when I found out we got NYU tri uniforms, but this is just pure AWESOME. Congrats!
HUGE!!!! Congrats!
woohoo! that is awesome!
Looking forward to he journey! Way to go!
Woohoo! I was waiting for this post when I saw your tweet yesterday. You KNOW I was rooting for you. So glad to be teammates! Congrats and happy (belated) birthday!
The team (especially Carole) is a really fun crew.
Now that I know one more person doing the whole series (including the full at Cedar Point) I may just have to suck it up and do my first ironman this year.
Very cool - that should be a blast, both the series and the team. I tried e-mailing them a while back actually wanting to do a review of their product, but didn't hear anything. :-/ They've got some pretty cool stuff.
On a side note, I posted a picture of a Shark named after you - Curly. :)
Thanks guys!
Rain - I'll check out that shark named Curly... I actually have a t-shirt with a shark on it that says "Sharp Swimmer". Coincidence? I think not.
Yay, Su!!! I can't wait to read all about it!! :):)
Hi, Teammie!!!!!
Wow!! Fantastic!!
congrats Su! Glad you and Janet got in on this!
I'm new to the team as well - good times ahead!
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