Am I nervous...absolutely! Am I excited...positively!

Okay, it's the night before my sister, Gwyn, and I leave for the triathlon! It has been 3 weeks since I last posted...ugh! Here's a recap of the last 3 weeks- 3 weeks ago, I was out on a 6 mile run on a 90+ degree day sporting my new elastic shoe laces. I ended up pulling/maiming a tendon in my right ankle. So yours truly, laid off of it for 2 weeks and did limited biking/no running/some swimming. Which leads me to about 10 days ago...just as my ankle was healing, I did an open water swim with my fellow teammate and coach at Lake Jordan and voila...of all things, I pulled a muscle in my neck! So after some intense pain for the first few days/week, I was out of training until about now. On the bright side, I am feeling much better overall. My neck is still tight and occasionally sore when I turn sharply. My ankle feels a little tight but not painful. And here we are...leaving for the race tomorrow!

Honestly, I was scared to do much in the way of training these past few days given my record the past few weeks. My main thing was to be able to do the race at this point! Am I nervous...absolutely! Am I excited...absolutely!

I can't tell you how much participating in this triathlon journey with Team in Training has meant to me. Really. As much as I get worked up about the actual race, it was about so much more than that. I got to meet some really wonderful, inspiring people. I got to reconnect with my friend, Mary Ann's, family and train with a real purpose beyond me. I got to try and raise money for a good cause. I got to get my butt in shape. I got to experience a whole new sport which I think I love. I got to rediscover parts of myself as a competitor and as an individual which sometimes gets lost in the day-to-day stuff of life as a parent. I've learned so much about the sport and myself and my family and my friends that was all affirming despite the recent bumps in the road. Would I do this again? Absolutely. Totally worth it...more later but for now I must catch some zzzz's. Race day is not far away  ;-)