#4

Last year on my 25th birthday, I made a list of 25 ambitions I want to accomplish before my life is over. (I'm pretty sure my list will continue to evolve and grow over time, but it is fun to dream and hopefully make a reality all the things I want out of life.)

On Saturday, I completed #4-Finish a triathlon. I competed in the Women of Steel Triathlon. It was a 300m swim, 12.4 mile bike ride, and 3 mile run. Just for women.

All I can say is how much fun I had! I don't think this will be the last one I do. Brandon was a great cheerleader and photographer! I couldn't have done this without his support throughout the training and race. And if you care to see pictures, here they are.

waiting to start

the swim went much better than I planned. i ended up passing 4 people!

it felt great to get that swim cap off!

grabbing my bike

and here we go!

do I look a little serious or what?

 

coming down the home stretch with a finish time of 1 hour, 23 minutes!

yay! I did it.

it felt very official with the body marking...

a huge inspiration behind this race...my friend Marcelle

the world's best husband!

And now, I can officially say I have competed in every type of race--marathon, half marathon, Ragnar, 10k, 5k, and triathlon. That makes me happy. I am so grateful I have been healthy enough to do all of them. And I'm grateful for the person I've become from making myself do hard things. It feels good.