Last October's Fall Race
triathlon here I come!
The countdown is down to hours. The first race of the season is tomorrow. The gun goes off at 10AM. For hours, I'll swim, bike, and run my way to what? That's a good question. Mental health? Alone
time? Communion with nature? Becoming one with my body? Knowing that I'm helping myself? Silence except for my breathingand birds? I will know the answer tomorrow.
I finished the tri season off last October with this same race. It's the olympic distance at Lake Anna. I can't help but think where I was in life at that race. I had just completed my first week with my students. I spent that triathlon with aspirations for the future. Perhaps, I'll spend this triathlon
with one foot in the past reflecting, while one foot steps into the future dreaming.
Moral of the Story: I'm happy to be 'tri'ing in life.
i'd love to start "tri"ing in life...if i only had a bike (hint hint)
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