There was a day back in January when I started to draft this blog post: I got all 3 sports completed in one day! It was a January miracle! Biked on the trainer for 20 minutes, did a 20 minute run/walk, then swam a mile last night. The darkness of winter is trying to beat me but I will not let it. Luckily I’m not in Canada, I’d never leave the house!
Fast forward to February – I got a GARMIN! All of a sudden I’m in the club. Now I know for sure that I’m swimming a mile in 45 minutes and 1.3 miles in 60 minutes. Too slow but way better than where I started. Left a job, started a new career. Trying to figure it all out.I’m trying to feed the new the best I can!
March – it’s almost the end of March and my first tri is 4/2 in Florida – South Beach Triathlon. I’m feeling VERY un-ready for this. Hip pain is making cycling pretty challenging. I don’t have & don’t want a long sleeve wetsuit – will I need one for the swim? I probably won’t die but I really wish this longer distance sprint was at the end of the season, not first out of the gate. I signed up for it so long, almost 10 months ago, knowing I’d have some surgery to overcome and needed a goal to move towards. I should have picked something smaller & local! Doubt is a very powerful ugly animal. Grrr…
FRANK! Frank is helping me enjoy running, especially trail running. He sticks with me and he’s perfect as a running coach. Love him! He looooooves being out there with me. Didn’t know he would be so instrumental in me enjoying running. I don’t even use music with him. It’s just therapeutic being out there with him. He’s awesome and helping me with my TriMafia goals this year. 
This time change – making the mornings even darker – is tough! I’m having a tough time with morning workouts. I’m still doing about 70% of what I should be doing, but I need to get my ass in gear. I’m struggling with “all the things” today. Even for someone who enjoys and runs toward change, the past month has been pretty challenging.
CHANDRA GREEN 