Still Pushing…

As I mentioned earlier, the motivation from the results of reducing debt has pushed me to set other goals I did not think possible. I’ve been training to run in next year’s marathon (though the heat wave has halted me for the last two weeks). A close friend of mine has decided to participate in her first triathlon and asked me to do it with her… in 6 weeks. She is doing a Sprint (half triathlon) so I crazily thought maybe I had a chance to be ready despite the fact that…

I don’t know how to swim.

I won’t drown, I’m simply limited to a doggie paddle and as it turns out, that won’t get me very far.

Even worse, I SHOULD know how to swim. My father set a state record in competitive swimming. As if that wasn’t bad enough, I married a competitive swimmer who also played water polo.

Unfortunately, I realized that three of the six weeks before the triathlon are blacked out for wedding events and will severely cut down on my preparedness – and I have yet to stick a toe in water. I turned my friend down but now I’m looking at the next one in March and… I think I can do it.

Posted by Beks on September 10, 2009 at 5:00 AM in About Me, Keeping Motivated | 8 Comments »
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brooklynchick responded:
Posted: September 10th, 2009 at 7:15 am
I learned to ride a bike at 34 – you can do it!!!
Jen responded:
Posted: September 10th, 2009 at 8:30 am
And Julia Child didn’t learn to cook until her mid to late 30’s!
Marley responded:
Posted: September 10th, 2009 at 10:20 am
i am encoraged.
David@Dinks Finance responded:
Posted: September 10th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
I’m still working on the whole swimming thing. Make sure you don’t try to learn in choppy water – made that mistake. Swallowed water and freaked out (I was a little deep). I survived obviously but the main thing is to gain confidence. Don’t try to do too much too fast. Glad to hear you didn’t do the triatholon! It might have made you extremely discouraged.
John DeFlumeri Jr responded:
Posted: September 10th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Staying healthy is the most effective money-saver that there is!

John DeFlumeri Jr
Sallie's Niece responded:
Posted: September 10th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Wow good luck, what a great goal. Swimming is awesome and fairly easy to learn. Good luck!
John DeFlumeri Jr responded:
Posted: September 11th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Hey Beks, don’t enter if you’re not ready. I’ve been a distance runner over 30 years, did 6 marathons, and the most mileage I did in a week was 105 miles,(7 x 15-mile days in a row) in 1996. I love endurance contest of all kinds. A few years ago I did 20,000 pushups in a 2-month period. Exercise success can make a person try anything, so just don’t hurt yourself.

John DeFlumeri Jr
Nicole responded:
Posted: September 19th, 2009 at 9:55 am
It’s always good to have a goal to work toward. I hope you can do it in March!