There is something about being a triathlete that is absolutely thrilling to me. It is not only the rush of pushing myself to the limit of my current capabilities. It is how much fun I can have while competing in such a race. And every race is going to be different, no matter what the distance, location, or water temperature. That is why I am so surprised to not have done a single triathlon in almost two years.
On my 24th birthday, I will be back at it. Competing against myself and others in a triathlon again. With Beth working towards the finish line just the same, the best we can. The race is the Boulder Sunrise Triathlon on June 7, 2014...in 11 weeks. The water will be cold. The adrenaline will be high. The times will be... probably not as fast as they once were, but who is really going to care. I will be a triathlete again.
My training for this return race will be EPIC. Not really. What would make it all epic would be if I somehow won the whole race... and that won't happen. So the training will be rejuvenating, exciting, and CRAZY. Which is still awesome. It will also be very time cramped to train for this event, at least for the next 5 weeks or so while I am still working two jobs for a total of 60 hrs/5 days(crazy part). Which will make it even more awesome, but also exhausting and leave me little time to do much else. But, such is life...
My main plan for training will be to swim, bike and strength train two times per week mixed in with 4-5 runs. The only time I will have to train will be in about 30 minute to an hour long burst each day except for the weekends. On the weekends, I will hopefully be able to do two workouts each day to try and make up for the lost time during the week, if I want to do well in the race.
My return triathlon after hiatus/injury/slacking is bringing me back to a sport I love. Although, it will be different now, being in a different part of society. In the working world where I am will not have the whole triathlon team around to help me train to reach a similar goal of Collegiate Nationals. However, I will not be alone...I will have Beth next to me in training and during the race, and we will be victorious no matter what the outcome. The rush and thrill will be back in our lives.
