T-flor- Your mom is MY hero!!!! Anytime I hear of a MOM who has caught the tri bug I get SOOO excited!!! I wish my mom would show even a remote interest in ANYTHING!! ugh! She at least used to do pilates, but lately hasn't done much of anything but whine about how flabby she is!!

Ok, so my turn....

I love the looks on people face when I tell them that I finished Ironman. Esp. after I explain to them WHAT the Ironman is exactly!!

I was NEVER an athlete of any type growing up. I used to say of running that "my body doesn't DO that"... Well countless 10k's and 4 Marys later, yeah I'm a runner.

Like the others, I like having a purpose to my training. I don't "work out" I "train".

I like tri mostly because of the burn out factor- as well as over use- doing three sports means if you don't feel like running then hey- jump on your bike or go for a swim.

I love the people that do triathlon. Let's face it, I'm not svelt in any way shape or form. At race expo's for running races I always see people giving me the "yeah, RIGHT she's a runner. She must be walking the race" but in triathlon I never run into that. At Ironman I can't tell you how many people- including the pro's had encouraging words as they rode by me. It was like that on the run to. People are just so much kinder to one another. I did have one girl make a snitty comment to me at a race in california once, but that;s it. I laugh about it now... We were coming in at the very end of the bike leg and I said to her "nice bike" and her reply was "yeah, it's much faster than yours". I was on my brand new specialized dolce elite road bike, so it wasn't like I was on nobbies!! At first I was offended, then I thought to myself "If your bike is so much faster how come you didn't pass me until we had a half mile to go?!" HA!!!
But yeah, people are very supportive.

I love knowing that I could prolly outrun just about any bad guy. He may be quicker, but if I get a head start I can get him with distance. I think being a runner makes me more self assured.

And finally.... I love that being involved in this sport has brought me so many friends. From the good friends I've made over on trinewbies to the wonderful friends I've made here. Yes, I do consider you girls my friend. And I hope to meet you all in person someday.
If it weren't for tri, I would never have been here!!
Ciao bellas!!
Denise