Wannabe Triathlete

So for the last few years i have been looking for a way of reinventing myself while at the same time keeping myself from getting old. Couple years ago I decided that would be to compete in the NYC Nautica Triathlon, now I use the word compete loosely, I am looking to finish it without having a heart attack. The other reason I have wanted to do this tri is because it would force me to finally quit smoking, you would think that with two little children that would be motivation enough, and you'd be wrong.

Anyhow, last year I worked as a volunteer as that would guarantee me a slot in the NYC tri since this triathlon in particular sells out within a matter of minutes. With that being said, I went and plopped down my non-refundable/non-transferable $300 give or take and made the commitment. 2 months later I am in much worse shape than I was in when when I volunteered and certainly worse than when I signed up the day before Halloween. The race is July 18, 2010, which officially puts me 193 days away from having a myocardial infarction, JK. I know I can do it even if the only part of the race I could complete today would be the 40k bike ride, come race time, I am most certainly going to be ready, or die trying. If i keep making these death references and then something bad does happen, my wife is certainly going to be sorry she didn't stop me from racing. Again...........joking

Well as I said, I paid $300 for entry not counting the interest I am paying on that money since it went on my credit card, and I am pot committed, not even considering that I am probably going to have to spend 5 times that amount on equipment. I could probably get by with only spending a few hundred bucks, but if I am going to this I am going to sink or swim (literally, the first leg of the race is 1500m swim) and if I fail, I will do so gloriously.

Stay tuned for updates on how the training is coming. And oh yeah, I am on my third day of healthy eating and it feels great. If you want to be a cyber training buddy of mine, or if you're local please get in touch, the more the merrier.