We're going in...

These two ladies are about to rock out Blue Bunny Ice Cream, AND a Triathlon!

This whole triathlon gig has got me trying new things I never imagined - ever. Like uh, exercising outdoors. Turns out nature's kinda fun. Simply training for this has changed me. And all I'm doing is training to just FINISH the triathlon. That's all.

Typically I have been bored with swimming. But now I love the sound. Usually my workouts involve loud rap. I love it. And that's a reason I've never really swam, swum, swomm? I know you can get all that high falutent waterproof stuff for your tunes, but I don't trust myself. And I love my music too much to risk it all on a techno-rave swim.

And now I love the sound of swimming forcing me to just go - think of nothing and hear the swish of the water, the bubbles of my breath in pattern. Swimming forces you to breathe well. When running I am a fairly short breather. In yoga they keep reminding me but its usually too late. In swimming you don't really wanna be too late for that. I'm just sayin.

And never in a bazillion years would I have voluntarily gone outside to swim in 60 degree temps. I even have a rule for the kids that Mommy will take you to the pool, but I won't get in until the temp outside is over 90 degrees. I have my limits. Until now - and tell no one but - I kinda like it.

So, today, we are leaving to go to the triathlon. We've planned this for months. We committed to it to make ourselves get our butts to the gym to work out. And it worked. We've been working hard just to get to the gym. And it's been tough for me to make it a priority. Even moreso, for JulzHOLLA! I mean, the girl has been working around waking up 4 times a night, as well as coordinating workouts around nap times and lactationness. I cannot imagine and quite honestly, get caught up in my own little world and simply forget. Still, she's shown up every time. I love that we are meeting to workout more than meeting to go out to eat. And although we are different athletically, and she still has a functional uterus and all, we both love to eat and laugh. And we both need to do this for ourselves.

Tomorrow we're going in a pool outside at 62 degrees. And it's forecasted to rain the whole race. I'm actually looking forward to it. It's gonna be a great day. This really is the first physical challenge I've done since playing in college. I'm proud that I put this challenge on myself. I will be so proud to cross that finish line. And I will be equally proud to share this with JulzHOLLA! and our families. We've practiced the whole distance, we know we can do this.

That's how I roll.