Accepting HIM As My Next Goal

What?  A man?!  No, though as a single girl that's always on the horizon.
God?!  I'm spiritual but not super religious.

HIM = Half Ironman; Me = Bad a**!

A year ago, I could only swim from one side of the pool to the other side of the pool before I needed to catch my breath.  I did not own a bike and certainly didn't know anything about "clipping in."

Today, kind of like going to the restroom together, I fell upon the peer pressure of girlfriends who want us to do a Half Ironman together.  Therefore, I'm taking the plunge and putting a Half Ironman on my race calendar for 2012.  That's a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike ride, and a 13.1 mile run.

So stay tuned, Folks.  I'm signing up for the Musselman Half Ironman race in mid-July.  My base training as of today is that I can swim 0.75 mile, cycle 60 miles, and run 26.2 miles.  However, I can do these only as separate sports.

I've got 8.5 months of training up ahead!  And most importantly, 8.5 months to get over my swimming panic attacks.  Let the countdown begin!