My 1st Triathalon to quit smoking
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On July 11, 2009 I completed my 1st “Sprint” triathlon in 1 hour 18 minutes. Slow time but great personal accomplishment. I smoked for 20 years and needed a goal to help me quit. I gave up one addiction for another. (Albeit a healthy one). At 35 I am in the best shape of my life. My goal is to complete a full Iron Man triathlon in the fall of 2010. Here is my trek to rightfully get my Iron Man Tattoo on my leg.
Here are my goals for the next year:
- Finish 3 more Sprint Tri’s (1/4 mile Swim; 8-10 mile bike; 3 mile run)
- Finish the Disney full marathon in January 2010 in 4 hours (26.2 Miles)
- Finish a 70.3 Iron Man in the Summer of 2010 (1.2-mile swim; 56-mile bike ride; 13.1-mile run)
- Finish a full IRON MAN triathlon in Fall of 2010 (2.4 miles swim; 115 mile bike ride; 26.2 mile run)
It’s going to be a challenge, but after completing my first Triathlon, I know I can do this. I am not going to finsh 1st. But I am going to finish.
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Thanks and good running !!!
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Hello,
We must be soul swimmates or something…I wear a green Speedo very similar to yours and a nose clip with a strap just like the you wear. I prefer the nose clips that have straps so I can let it hang around my neck when doing my leg workout on the kickboard. Also, I tend to lose nose clips that I can’t hang around my neck. I’m a triathlete too and I’ve had my nose clip kicked off before during the swim. Because it had the strap it stayed around my neck and I was able to put it back on. Happy swimming.
LOL. Before I used the nose clip with the strap, I would lose it about half way through the swim… every time. I haven’t been kicked in the face yet but I have had plenty of slaps on the back and head. Its just part of it. I take great pride in my green speedo. No one else has one so I am easy to pick out in the crowd !!!
Where do you do your tri’s at? I have done 3 sprints and am looking to do a 70.3 at the start of next year after the Disney Marathon.