Momsquad Triathletes: It's Registration Time!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

It's Registration Time!

Okay everyone! The Danskin SheRox Sprint Triathlon registration opens today. So join us and sign up, won't you? It'll be a most amazing experience, I promise. Here is the link:

www.danskinsheroxtri.com/New_England

Haven't started training yet? Don't worry, we've got time. I haven't started yet either. But today is the day. Register and get your body moving, it's a beautiful sunny day, so on lunch break, take a brisk 15 minute walk. You'll feel refreshed and it'll encourage you to keep at it.

Be sure to check back here for tips and plans to meet up as a group to train. Also, please feel free to share your comments with feedback or tips. We'd love to hear them and share them with others. We are after all, only amateurs!

Happy Registering!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: I see you talk about Sally Edwards. Do you know that Sally isn't part of the Danskin SheRox triathlon, she is part of the TREK triathlon now. The Danskin SheRox Tri is a completely different tri this year. Check it out! I was so surprised!; February 10, 2009 at 9:34 AM
hmac said...: Hi tri-mom's! My friend Tiffany linked me to your blog. Way cool!! Great to see more mom's like me getting fired up for the Danskin. I did the 2003 Danskin and after two kids, I'm ready again!! Time to get my ass in shape...and no more excuses for not hitting the gym. It's funny how you are like me...getting other first timers involved and especially recruiting mom's. We definitely need some motivation to get our asses back in shape. How do we juggle kids, home, errands, work, and husbands schedules and still find time to train?? One word..."Danskin". It's nice to have a goal. So far, I've started my training three weeks ago. No swimming yet. I'm waiting to start that next month in order to save a little in pool membership. I'll tell ya, the gym is already getting stale. I can't wait 'till the ice melts and we can train outside. No sidewalks around here.
In just a couple weeks I've hit the 10min mile with two miles non stop. Now I have to work one more mile in!! I used to hate mornings...never mind morning workouts. But now it's my "me" time with my lovely friend; treadmill, and GMA or Fox News. I still have to down load some rockin' music for my runs. Biking...how boring. Can't wait to get outside and hit some nice hills at sunset. Anyway, hope your training moves along nicely. My pants are already fitting better. Yay, can I get an AMEN!!
If anyone wants to work on their swim form, give me shout. I'll meet up to give lessons if interested (in Concord NH). I've been swimming since I was three, but it was still the most exhausting part of the race.
KIT and don't forget to.....swim, bike, run, swim, bike, run, swim, bike, ruuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!; February 10, 2009 at 11:21 AM

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If you are reading this you were probably sent here by myself, Ross or Nikki or one of our friends.
My story is that I am the anti-athlete, mom of 2, who sporadically exercised (usually a walk or pilates DVD). My friends asked if I wanted to join them for the Danskin Triathlon. 'Sure', I thought, secretly knowing it was several months away and I had a lot of time to back out. Then a few months before, I started to give it serious thought. Turning 35 this year (baseline mammogram time..yikes) I realized I needed to practice what I preached (I'm a nurse practitioner). I see moms daily who tend to put themselves last on the list of things to do. I strongly believe that we are better wives, mothers, and people when we carve out time for ourselves and exercise.
So I decided to take this seriously. I started with running (something I had NEVER done before). My 1st time out I ran for a few seconds then walked, then ran again. "I did it" ..I didn't collapse, nobody stared at me or yelled "keep moving fatty", and I did not end up with 2 black eyes. So I kept it up, getting a bit better every time. Then came the bike.
Hadn't been on one since age 10, found leg muscles I completely forgot about..but I did it.
I felt bipolar throughout the last month before the triathlon: one minute excited, the next self doubting and nervous. Fortunately I was doing this with 2 amazing ladies who were just as bipolar about it and we kept each other relatively sane.
The weekend came. We went to the expo on saturday. Sally Edwards (world class triathlete and the professional "last finisher") gave a moving speech. I started to panic about the swim and frantically bought new goggles ($25, I would have spent $1000 if they helped). We spent the night at a hotel...I think we slept. In the morning we were psyched despite the thunder and downpours (I prayed they would cancel the swim). We put on out trisuits (think girdle w/ shorts), packed the car, gagged down protein bars and headed to the race.
The swim....made it 20 feet and panicked...bigtime. I did not train and have irrational water fears. Nikki, who had trained diligently talked me down and pushed me along. They offered me a swim noodle (No Way after working this hard was I going to noodle it). I swam/doggy paddled my way through. Nikki stayed w/ me the entire time despite the fact that she could have swam 3 x's as fast and I will always remember that.
The bike, starts off very exciting. Mile 4 of the race (12 miles total) is literally uphill. Did some walking w/ the bike. Amazed and humbled as 60 year olds and 300 lb women blew past me "on your left!!".
The run: or in my case the jog/walk. Nice lady who had a back injury (she was still faster than me) told me I would have done better on the bike if I had a bike helmet not a skateboarding helmet....EMBARRASSING. I told you...not an athlete.
Saw the end of the race, started actually running, bigtime adrenaline...saw Nikki and Ross at the finish (they blew me out of the water...they were secret athletes in denial)
Cried like a baby...smelled like a hog (my husband held his breath to hug me). I have been on a high ever since. Still get choked up talking about it.
Cant wait to do this again.
I will keep up the exercise. I will encourage others to do this. I will kick some butt next year. I will get better deoderant.

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It's Registration Time!

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