Oct 6, 2013
Miriam came back from supporting Jaime Kraut at a Triathlon. Of course, Jaime's a beast and no one's surprised. But Miriam told me that Jaime's aunt, an old lady "about my age" had also competed, and came in 5th in her age group.
I was astonished to hear that it was a "Sprint Triathlon," with a 1/2 mile swim, 12-mile bike ride and 3-mile run! Of course, at PowerBar, Triathlon = Ironman, which is a very long swim, 110-mile bike ride and a 26-mile run -- takes all day!
I'd never imagined that a triathlon would be in reach for me (since the 100-mile Century Ride almost killed me!) but suddenly I realized that I could do it!
I was overjoyed when Miriam and Jaime told me they are signing up for another Sprint Triathlon at Shadow Cliffs next summer, June 28, 2013. Sign me up! 12 miles seems like child's play to me, so the biggest challenge would be swim conditioning, and running without getting too injured up. Bring it on!
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