I am officially insane

[astra_nomer]

I just registered for the IronGirl Triathlon.

Once the panic dissipates, I will gently remind myself that yes, I can do this, I'll need to work hard for it, but I Can Do This.

1K swim: Well, I'm out of practice, but I could do this. When I was swimming 3 times a week.
30K bike: That shouldn't be too bad. That's the kind of outing we might do as a family on the weekend. Over the course of a whole day.
5K run: No problem, I do that for a typical morning workout. Of course, I'd be doing this after a 1K swim and 30K bike ride...

I've been keeping an exercise log, filtered to interested people. I guess now would be a good time to ask if you'd like to be added to the filter.

Eep!

Comments

[rhean.livejournal.com]

Me please :)

[gigglefest.livejournal.com]

Yay! You rock! I'd love to be filtered in please :)

Triathlons are so much fun. It'll be awesome!

fwiw, I think they're somewhat easier than "sum of its parts" might suggest. The swim is a great warm-up, the biking is just plain fun, and the run... I do *not* like running usually, but somehow I can run a much faster 5K at the end of a triathlon than running a 5K all by itself. Must be all the great warm-up. :)

[remcat.livejournal.com]

I think I am already on your filter, right? Glad you made the leap for IronGirl!

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

That is so cool! You can do it!

[astra-nomer.livejournal.com]

done.

[astra-nomer.livejournal.com]

Wow, you've done one, too? Your advice and moral support will be much appreciated!

[astra-nomer.livejournal.com]

Yup, you're already on the filter.

[astra-nomer.livejournal.com]

Thanks for inspiring me!

[ilai]

Dude, that's cool! You can totally do it :-)

[arcanology.livejournal.com]

Remember, part of winning is making sure everyone else loses.

Throw in some tripping practice, and get handy with the pump so you can stick it in people's wheels at speed. Carrying an extra couple of pumps is probably a good idea.

[gigglefest.livejournal.com]

You know, while biking to work this morning I was entertaining myself by thinking about triathlon-training tips. :) I don't think I'll have a chance to do one this summer, but it did remind me how fun the whole enterprise can be.

And in the moral support (or ego-stroking) column: this one is longer (in swim and bike, at least) than most novice/sprint triathlons. Hmm, I guess they don't call it IronGirl for nothing...

[astra-nomer.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[astra-nomer.livejournal.com]

err, right...

Here's where I ignore the advice from the guys who only does sports that involve trying to thwack other people....

[astra-nomer.livejournal.com]

It is a bit longer, but not Olympic length. Also, it's toward the end of the summer, so I have more time to train. I figure I have a bit of a leg up, so to speak, by being something of a runner, so I'm not too worried.

[76trombones.livejournal.com]

Go you!