Its a question that I ask myself often…

Why do I keep trying new things, why do I keep trying to better myself or the ever popular why do I keep trying to PR a race.  I guess the answer is simple, because I can, because I believe in myself!   So where I am know in the why do I keep Tri’ing, I am 2 days from my first Triathlon, to be specific, the Spring Sprint Triathlon.  Can I say if you have ever had the inclination to do one there are still spots left in this one come on “Tri” and how awesome to do your first in San Diego.

I do remember prior to starting my journey watching my nephew Chris Costales do a Triathlon and thinking how amazing he was and how I could never do this.  Then as things progressed and I did my first duathlon last year I found the fun of doing a multisport race.  I watched the racers that were doing the full Triathlon and thought they were so awesome.  I also watched the same nephew be a swim buddy out there for the swimmers.  How proud was I when a fellow racer was telling me she could not have finished without the swim buddies.  I started thinking that, hey maybe someday I would do one of these races.  Your know that someday thing rearing its ugly head.

Now here I am about ready to take on my first Triathlon, and I keep thinking to myself.  WHAT WAS I THINKING!!!  I know I can do all the distances separately,  a 200 meter swim, a 6 mile bike and a 1.5 mile run.  Now what gets me nervous is the swim, it is in the bay so I have to say I am glad that its not in the open ocean.  But it is still scary that it is not in a pool and this one is out where, you know, where Luca Brassi sleeps with the fishes.  This was actually not supposed to be my first Tri as I have already signed up for the Hermosa Triathlon and the Malibu Triathlon with a best friend of mine Angela Lee.   Somehow she has this faith in me that I can do these.  When I reached out to her and my other friend Jennifer Roe and asked them if they thought I could do the Mini Sprint right now, they very emphatically said yes and said they felt that I could do the regular sprint if I really wanted to.  Oh the faith these friends have, makes me love them so!!  Today I am sticking to the Mini Sprint.

Part of me has their faith, the other part is afraid of failure.  I have told so many that I am doing this and I just don’t want to let anyone down, most importantly myself.  So like I said 2 days until I enter the Triathlon world, will you be there at my finish line?   Send me your thoughts, tips and well wishes because hell I can use them!!!

Like I say, I will see you all at the finish line!!!