Threw you all for a little loop with my triathlon news, didn't I? Especially since I tend to use the word "run" in conjunction with words like "pain" or "insanity" or "death." But hear me out for a minute, because I think I can convince you to be on my side. Or at least maybe I can convince myself.
The thing is, I'm not a big risk taker. Sure, I'm likable enough, I suppose. But no one who knows me well would describe me as exciting. I simply don't do a lot of adventurous things. And for the most part, I'm happy with my quiet little life. But I don't necessarily want to keep using the I-gave-birth-naturally-but-only-because-the-anesthesiologist-was-twenty-minutes-away anecdote as my go-to story when I'm trying to show off my wild side. (This has nothing to do with the rest of the post, but I'd like to point out that I spelled anesthesiologist correctly. All on my own. Take that, automatic spell checker! Hey, maybe I should use that as my go-to story...)
Um, where was I? Oh, yes. I'm boring. I've never skydived, I've never gone cliff jumping, I've never stepped foot out of the country. Unless you count Whitehorse, Canada. But it was, as my sister so delicately put it, "filled with ugly people," so it's not exactly something to brag about, you know. Heck, I've never even rafted down a raging river of death with Kevin Bacon. And I've never really wanted to. Although if it had been Matthew McConaughey things may have been different...
But now I'm off topic again.
A triathlon is something I can do (presumably) - something that will make me feel all proud and warm and fuzzy and whatnot (again, presumably). And it's a triathlon specifically geared towards women who have never run one before. How fortuitous for me! So I think I'm going to do it. I might have some whiny days and some I-wanna-quit days and maybe even a few I-should-take-up-drinking-instead days, but I think I'm gonna do it.
Besides, it'll make a way better story than, "Hey, so I just joined Facebook."
P.S. Have a stupendous Thanksgiving!
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11 comments:
You will be so proud of yourself. Good luck!
Oh, fine. Go ahead and participate in it then. Get all physically fit and stuff and be proud of your accomplishments.
See if I care.
I'm gonna go eat some chocolate and cry in a corner by my fat self now.
:)
now i'm all excited!!
i just committed to running a half marathon in june!! when is your triathlon?
my biggest problem would be the swimming... i'm a horrible swimmer
Okay, okay, maybe I'll do one too.
Because techincally there's all kinds of adventury-exercisy stuff that I CAN do, but just choose not too.
But first I need to eat 7 pies tomorrow.
Your insanity must be wearing off cuz I kinda want to do one. Only kinda. And the main thing keeping me away is that I don't wanna buy a bike right now, followed closely by the fact that I'm a horrid swimmer.
You will have a great sense of accomplishment for completing the triathalon. Plus, you'll get some great exercise.
Rock out, woman. I felt about three inches tall after submitting my comment, and I thought, sheesh, what kind of supportive friend am I? Not only should you do it, you should WIN it and blow us all away. That's what you should do. And I will get up on my rooftop and cheer for you all the way from Oregon!
I'd rather go for the sky diving option myself - but my husband says I can't until the kids are raised and have moved out of the house. Spoil sport.
I totally get that desire to do something exciting in order to FEEL exciting...and the self-respect that comes with that sort of accomplishment would just be amazing. =)
Okay fine - you go get all your good blog-fodder by being healthy and that jazz...
I guess it's just me that has to glean my funny blogs from all the weirdos I've reconnected with on Facebook :)
You go girl! I am going to start doing something more strenuous than sitting on my sofa typing blog comments... next week.
My SIL is training for a triathlon right now and she loves it. I hate running but sometimes even I'm tempted by the feeling of accomplishment I'm sure I'd experience if I did it. But then I think, Nah. Good luck to you, though!
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