Road Kill

Should I quit, the thought is in my brain firmly planted.  The race is this Saturday and I am in no way prepared for the race like I thought I would be.  In fact I may have regressed in the last couple of stressful weeks of school.  I haven't posted in a while because I have been avoiding telling any one that I really haven't been doing anything.   But I am going to try.  I have already paid my money and I am going to try. The worst it could be is that I have to stop and not do it or be the last over the finish line which may be a possibility at this point.  I really don't want to quit.  I want people there, but not to experience my demise.  I still don't even really understand how to fix a flat tire.  That would be the worst thing ever.  I think I would dump my bike at that juncture, throw it down and thumb a ride back in.  Oh how I really don't want to be road kill.  Please think of me as I am getting up super early to kill myself Sunday morning.  Pray for me.

Get a move on it!

Okay it has been a little while since I posted anything, but honestly it was almost a whole week that went by  and I really didn't work out.  However, perhaps that was what the doctor ordered because when I ran on Tuesday for my long run I was able to run almost the entire thing without much walking.  I was feeling pretty good at the end of it. My body was not actually begging me to stop which was a first.  Tonight I got to go on a bike ride with a couple of the girls that are going to be in the triathlon with me that I also work with.  I wasn't sure I was going to be able to keep up, but I did.  I was super excited that I seem to be on track with the others although the could have just been kind and going my speed. I wasn't even winded after the almost 12 mile ride in a few minutes over an hour.
All this being said it is a good thing I am feeling positive.  I got an email the other day from the triathlon people saying that if we haven't been training enough then we should quit and not participate because this is a serious event.  That was scary along with all the requirements of getting our bike checked etc.  I am nervous because my bike isn't the fanciest thing in the world.  However, it gets the job done.  I am afraid they will take one look at my bike and laugh at it. THe only thing I worry about is my chain coming off, which sometimes it does when it is switching gears.  That makes me nervous.  I am not sure if I will be able to fix it or not.  All I know is that after I received that letter I knew that I needed to get move on it and get back to action. And although completely scared, I know that I can finish the race.   Okay maybe I don't know, but I am still really hoping.