I am in this book group with some really amazing women. They had a meeting when I was already at the island, and someone brought up the idea of the group doing a triathlon. There will be a Danskin one for breast cancer in our area in the fall.
Do I dare? I looked on the web site and the few photos they had up were all of young pretty women, not mature fat ones, but when I checked out the triathlon wear website- they did carry a couple of styles in XXL. This is what the triathlon involves, a 1/2 mile swim, (I can do that) a 11 mile bike ride-relatively flat (I am pretty sure I can do that), and a 3 mile run (this will not be done by me) See, I just throw my back out trying to run while holding the girls down with one arm and letting the other swing. It makes me run with a limp like I have one club foot or something. But-the good news- one of the women in my book/social group (from here in referred to as BABES) had a hip replacement, so she will be walking and I figured we could walk together. I told P (a babe) that I would bring my bike to the island and that if I could make the 7 miles around the lake toting Josh, (all 60 pounds of him) in the bike trailer then I would definitely do the triathlon.
But still, I am not sure, P reassures me that there are senior citizens doing the race, and I suppose they would be supportive of me as I lay vomiting by the side of the road, but I just wish I knew for sure if I could do it. I just want to be able to finish it gracefully. I have until Sept. to decide.
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