getting back into the game

wow was it really like 4 years ago that this photo was taken? i can still remember those days distinctly - i really didn't have a lot of responsibilities after work and i worked out A LOT. i had entered this race - a dualthon where you run 2 miles, bike 10 miles and run 2 more miles. um yeah - you did that all in a row. i was fairly competitive back then in the road race arena here in dallas - i usually would place in my age group at least and on the rare occasion i would place overall.

for this race, i can remember it distinctly - i had never done a dualthon before. i ran the first 2 miles fairly easily and was able to be the first gal on her bike. unfortunately, i don't own a road bike so i did the next part of the race on my mountain bike (LOL) and a couple of gals passed me. by the time the last leg of the race was here, i had made up some time and there was only 1 gal in front of me. and slowly and steadily, i made ground on her til the last 100 yards before the finish line, i kicked it up and beat her to take first place.

but that was A LONG time ago. i haven't done any competitive racing in about 2 years now b/c i was pregnant and now b/c i have sweet baby noah to occupy my time. but i think about it often. the only thing though is that i need to balance my life. and now, baby noah is so much more important than going to the gym for 2 hours a day.

but i can hear the calling of the race again. it is time for me to get back into shape. these 2 runs a week won't cut it for me anymore. even the addition of a 1.5 hour soccer game every weekend isn't enough. and to motivate me, i am committed to doing a half marathon in september.

i won't be in it to win the thing but this does mean more training and getting back into the game. i am ready. this time though, baby noah will be accompanying me on my runs (til it gets too hot).

it is amazing to me how my priorities have changed! but its cool - i can still look back at this LO and remember that "date stamp" on my life when i had other priorities. and i am glad that i got the chance to scrapbook this to remember.