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June 1, 2009

It's me again

I just did another tr!athlon yesterday which I'm still in disbelief about. For a million different reasons (excuses) I wasn't able to prepare for it. I had some people really concerned that I shouldn't do it. But I did and I'm thrilled, despite the fact that my times weren't great and I nearly came in last. And that's NOT an exaggeration.

Here are my stats. I included my last one so you could compare how much worse I did.

MY RANK!
354 people were in it and 6 didn't finish
348 people did finish
345 - ME!!!!!!

ONLY 3 PEOPLE FINISHED SLOWER!!!!!!!!!

I think my running (which was total walking, needs some improvement :-)
But I'm happy I finished and I'm happy I did it.

I know it's been a long time since I posted and that's because there really has been no dramatic change in my life. My weight has been holding steady right around 180.
But the summer is starting to heat up and I have two more tr!athlons to do. Another big impact on my life has been some friends that I've been making over the past year. I've been spending more time with a group of women who are my age and look a hundred times better than me. They have been my motivators to workout (even though I haven't done so well in a couple of months) and be more social.

I don't quite feel that spark of inspiration (that flipped switch or anything) but I want to find the strength to take more pride in how I look, even at this weight. I want to spend a little more energy in presenting myself better rather than always wearing worn jeans and a grungy sweat shirt, even if it's nice fitting new jeans and a clean sweatshirt.

Here's a precise list of a few goals that I want to achieve (work towards over the summer and hold onto forever)

1 -- I want to get in shape and lose weight for the next tr!athlons. My goal is merely 10 pounds by the end of July (totally plausible).

2 -- Take more pride in my appearance. Shop for a few nice clothes to wear and remember to wash my face in the morning.

3 -- Learn to balance work and life better. I am a workaholic, which was fine when I was younger and single but now with a family and the best daughter ever, I need to change that.

After surviving a REALLY tough race yesterday I feel like I can do these things. It's just about having the will to do it.

Posted by hopeful @ June 1, 2009 9:57 AM