WE DID IT!!!

Here was my wise idea! In January I thought, "a triathlon would be fun." I had alot of people say, "yes that'd be fun," but I only had 1 taker. My friend Jessica signed up in February, so I followed suit.
Well, as the summer went on I thought, "this is a dumb idea." Last year I trained by the book for a 1/2 marathon, well this year I think I lost the training book. So I ran, biked and swam some and surprisingly I felt pretty good about it last night. If you know me, I'm not a fierce competitor. If someone wants to win, I want them to win. I only compete with me. It's mind over matter and I was gonna finish. (I will admit I tried really hard not to have ladies older than me pass me when biking and running; swimming was a lost cause).
So Jess and I were ready to head into the lake. I hear some yelling and turn around to find my hubby and kids (I knew they were coming but not sure when) and my parents! Great fun and it brought my excitement to a new level. Can't let the kids see their mama crash and burn!

Jess and I ready to go!

Swimming done! Praise the Lord! Steve was even wondering if I drowned.

Onto biking! Once out of the water I knew "I CAN DO THIS!" Mind over matter!

How bout a little running? Yea!!!! Mama did it girls!!!

Look at us! Finished and WINNERS (in our minds) I must say, we look pretty good :)

It was a great time! We already discussed what we can do next year. I suggest something without swimming (not my strong point) but Jessica did well at it. So we'll see. We have a whole year to plan and train!!