Mariposa: Triathlon news
August 26th, 2009 |
She was GREEN this time…
Me too. Green with envy as I watched her practically fly up the hill (she got ‘clip on’s’) while I could almost count the pebbles in the black top under me. Seriously, I had NO idea what a difference those silly shoes could make. Now I’m regretting my decision not to sweat in my friend Anne’s shoes (she also let me borrow her clip on’s - and even though they are a ½ size too small, I am now wishing I would have at least tried them out and discovered that they KICK ASS and I needed to buy a pair). It is now 5 days from the race and definitely NOT the time to go searching for shoes, let alone trying to get used to mounting and dismounting. That part, I hear, is NOT like “riding a bike”.
So, I mentioned that it’s 5 (holy cr*p) days until the race. Really?!? Uh… I am definitely NOT feeling ready at this point. I haven’t run in 6 weeks due to injuries, wrong shoes, the flu, and more injuries. I think I will be walking that part a fair amount. I just have to come to terms that I will be finishing much behind my training partner. She’s one of the sweetest people I have met, but man, when she puts her mind to something - you just gotta get out of the way. Right on, Sarah!
If you haven’t yet contributed, please try to give something, anything, to help Naba recover from her tragedy. We still have t-shirts left and the WOMEN’S CHOCOLATE BROWN LARGE AND EXTRA LARGE are ON SALE for $10 (e-mail me at abiagi@hotmail.com for details). If you would like to donate online, go to this link: http://nomorevictims.org/communities/author/mariposa/ . If you do choose to donate online, please put ‘Mariposa/Naba Race’ in the Comment Box on that link so that it will get allocated to Naba and I will add it to our count. If you want to write a check, e-mail me and I can get you details. Thank you SO much!!!
We have raised a little over $500 so far. When I first had the idea to make this race a fundraiser, my personal goal was $2,500. I realize that this is a hard time for most of us, but I have also realized that fundraising is not my best skill. I have to talk to my friend Julie about how she raised $3,000 for breast cancer. Of course, breast cancer is a more wide-reaching issue, but man, I’m feeling a bit inadequate at the moment. It’s also hard to really ‘hit it’ with two kids, but really, I can do better. Look for ‘new and improved’ next year :).
THANKS everyone and I’ll let you know how it goes!!!
Me too. Green with envy as I watched her practically fly up the hill (she got ‘clip on’s’) while I could almost count the pebbles in the black top under me. Seriously, I had NO idea what a difference those silly shoes could make. Now I’m regretting my decision not to sweat in my friend Anne’s shoes (she also let me borrow her clip on’s - and even though they are a ½ size too small, I am now wishing I would have at least tried them out and discovered that they KICK ASS and I needed to buy a pair). It is now 5 days from the race and definitely NOT the time to go searching for shoes, let alone trying to get used to mounting and dismounting. That part, I hear, is NOT like “riding a bike”.
So, I mentioned that it’s 5 (holy cr*p) days until the race. Really?!? Uh… I am definitely NOT feeling ready at this point. I haven’t run in 6 weeks due to injuries, wrong shoes, the flu, and more injuries. I think I will be walking that part a fair amount. I just have to come to terms that I will be finishing much behind my training partner. She’s one of the sweetest people I have met, but man, when she puts her mind to something - you just gotta get out of the way. Right on, Sarah!
If you haven’t yet contributed, please try to give something, anything, to help Naba recover from her tragedy. We still have t-shirts left and the WOMEN’S CHOCOLATE BROWN LARGE AND EXTRA LARGE are ON SALE for $10 (e-mail me at abiagi@hotmail.com for details). If you would like to donate online, go to this link: http://nomorevictims.org/communities/author/mariposa/ . If you do choose to donate online, please put ‘Mariposa/Naba Race’ in the Comment Box on that link so that it will get allocated to Naba and I will add it to our count. If you want to write a check, e-mail me and I can get you details. Thank you SO much!!!
We have raised a little over $500 so far. When I first had the idea to make this race a fundraiser, my personal goal was $2,500. I realize that this is a hard time for most of us, but I have also realized that fundraising is not my best skill. I have to talk to my friend Julie about how she raised $3,000 for breast cancer. Of course, breast cancer is a more wide-reaching issue, but man, I’m feeling a bit inadequate at the moment. It’s also hard to really ‘hit it’ with two kids, but really, I can do better. Look for ‘new and improved’ next year :).
THANKS everyone and I’ll let you know how it goes!!!