So, here I am. 23 years old with a lot of competition left in me, and a desire to help people.
Along comes a request from my boss to compete in a triathlon through Team in Training. (No pressure. But, it’ll change your life! You get in shape, and help save lives of people diagnosed with blood cancers. Oh, and we just got back from competing in
How can I say no? I can kick ass, take names, and SAVE LIVES!
I don’t know anyone personally that has been diagnosed with a blood cancer. But, that’s not a good enough reason for me to deny helping them. I can still relate to these families that are suffering through a loved one’s sickness – in my family, we’ve had breast cancer, lung cancer, heart disease, diabetes…. We’ll just about everything besides blood cancer.
And I want to help end it all!
Now I know that I don't have a lot of "extra" money (who does?) to donate to any of these research organizations, so I’ll do what I can....
I'm an athlete. I know I can run. 4 years of D1 track proved this…. So what if I was “just a high jumper” and I complained about running one lap, and that I got injured after my second year and didn’t really compete too much after that; I was still on the team….
Ok so I’m not really sure that 2 solid years of college high jumping proves that I can run 6.2 miles during a triathlon…. But let’s just say that it does.
As for biking - haven't ridden one since I was a kid, but I'm sure I still can! It should come back to me like, well, riding a bike I guess. I hope it does.
Swimming - I probably won't drown. I watched my boys swim in high school ((shout out Andy, Lappy, & Adam – muah)) And I was on the swim team when I was nine! (I got the "you're not that good, but thanks for trying" ribbons….. shut up! that still counts – say it to my face!!)
So, even if I don't end up kicking ass and taking names (not an option btw) I can still save lives.... we'll see what happens
*check back to see how I’m doing!
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