Subject: RE: Not phat? Phatknot SLAYER - CLOSEDI've got all SORTS of head gremlins or inner daemons.... primarily: fear, embarassment & intimidation. i'm still new at this, FAR from being fast, but after my LAST PLACE performance in my age group last year (for my 1st sprint tri ), as i was sitting there cooling down with my post-race banana, i couldn't help but think: i'd rather be dead f'n last than just checking out the race report & results after the fact WONDERING if i could have done it. so on i go! my motivation comes from wanting to improve, wanting to get over certain fears (mostly related to the bike ), curiosity over just how far i can go (yes-- eventually i want to complete IM ), training & race entries. but i'll admit. the more "hardcore" of the 2 main tri series availiable where i live STILL has me scared. there's an event that would fit perfectly into my training schedule/plan for this year but i worry about not being able to shake the big 3 gremlins (fear, embarassment & intimidation ) BUT! i figure i'll go for it anyway & see what happens. ![Tongue out Tongue out](/discussion/jscripts/tiny_mce3.3rc1/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif) |