On my 3rd day of vacation – July 5th at 7:00am – I was standing in line to compete in the “A tri in the Buff”. The “A tri in the Buff” is a triathlon consisting of a one mile swim, a fifteen mile bike ride, and a 3.1 mile run. The teams can be 2 or 3 people. I entered the competition with my sister. We appropriately named our team, “The Seesters”. My sister did the swim and bike portion of the relay, I did the run. We came in FIRST PLACE! We beat the “Pasta 911” team – a much younger team. I need to boast about this because I am a late comer to this athletic world. It was thrilling to receive our award and have our name announced to a sold out crowd. My sister and I were high on life realizing what we had accomplished. AND, I accomplished this after running in a 5K the day before in Brighton, and celebrating with the family – plenty of food and several glasses of wine. Not to mention that I didn’t have much sleep prior to the “A tri in the Buff”.
I started running for my health. I realized that I needed to take care of myself and
to set healthy personal goals. Winning awards is an additional morale booster and unexpected fun! I have to recognize and thank my personal trainer, Elizabeth. She has been an inspiration to me. (Elizabeth thinks she has created a monster). Anyway, let me tell you about Elizabeth. She won 2nd place in the Brighton Firecracker Run and 3rd place in the “A tri in the Buff” Olympic competition. Elizabeth was her own relay team; she did all three events herself. She is training for the Boston Marathon, Spring 2010. We are going to Washington, DC in October 2009 so she can run in the Marine Corps Marathon to qualify for Boston. In October, I will be her trainer and coach.
Thank heavens for massage therapists. After running in two back-to-back 5K’s, I desperately needed a massage to soothe my achy muscles. I recommend massages. They are very therapeutic and aide in releasing toxins from the body. Check them out sometime: Massage on University
I started running for my health. I realized that I needed to take care of myself and
to set healthy personal goals. Winning awards is an additional morale booster and unexpected fun! I have to recognize and thank my personal trainer, Elizabeth. She has been an inspiration to me. (Elizabeth thinks she has created a monster). Anyway, let me tell you about Elizabeth. She won 2nd place in the Brighton Firecracker Run and 3rd place in the “A tri in the Buff” Olympic competition. Elizabeth was her own relay team; she did all three events herself. She is training for the Boston Marathon, Spring 2010. We are going to Washington, DC in October 2009 so she can run in the Marine Corps Marathon to qualify for Boston. In October, I will be her trainer and coach.Thank heavens for massage therapists. After running in two back-to-back 5K’s, I desperately needed a massage to soothe my achy muscles. I recommend massages. They are very therapeutic and aide in releasing toxins from the body. Check them out sometime: Massage on University
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