Call me crazy, ill-prepared, or the hottest thing you’ve seen in spandex, but never call me not willing to try something new. Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve signed up for a Sullivan Civic Center Triathlon (sprint). 400 meter swim, 13 mile bike ride, and a 3 mile run.

Yikes!

I blame my coworker and biking buddy, C. Same coworker that encouraged and prodded me into doing my first century. Last week she sent an email; subject: “Who wants to do this?” That’s about all it took to convince me.

I’ve really been thinking about doing a triathlon for a while. Mrs. Shoo even gave me a triathlons for beginners book for Valentines Day. The Iron Abe tri in July was what I was aiming for.

Now mathematically, I had it in my head that I had 2 months of training to get ready for the the 4/24 race date. It really didn’t become real till I entered the race into DailyMile and discovered that I only had 60 training days left. Yes, I realize 60days~ 2 months is a given. It just didn’t become real till this little gadget popped up (below).

I’ve got a lot of work to do to be able to accomplish a triathlon. I’m sore from a moderate week of working out, but things are looking good. Keep tuned for more updates.