So I kinda forgot to mention in my last post why I decided to do the Tri for the Cure in the first place. Gen decided that she wanted to do a triathlon and, based off that, one for a good cause. How she stumbled upon the Tri for the Cure I'm not exactly sure, but once she suggested it, I thought, "sure, why not?" I've run two 5Ks before (the ol' neighborhood has been doing them the past two years for the 4th of july) so really, what's .5 miles of swimming and 12.4 miles of biking before that? Pffffft ...
... kidding, of course. Even though I've "run" 5Ks, it doesn't mean that I was necessarily successful at them. 34:17 my first year and 31:31 last year (new goal this year - break 30), and that included some walking ... stupid sports asthma. I'm not worried about the biking/cycling(?) at all - hills are evil in wind, but Cherry Creek State Park isn't all that hilly. Also, on the stationary bike (sport specific, level 7/8), i'm averaging just under a three minute mile, so that's good.
However, swimming will kill me. I can swim enough to keep myself alive - I do what can really only be described as a modified breaststroke. Try swimming in the "normal" style though? Yeah, not so much - I feel like a snail moving through molasses. Hopped in the pool at work (work at a gym to pay the bills) the other day and managed 15 minutes in the pool before I died. The legs burned and the arms were bad and yeah, it just wasn't pretty. At least I know what I really need to work on though ...
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