Countdown - 3 days to the Tri

Let's start with a little bit of history.

Last fall, Deeann and I were doing our (now) annual Jesse James Day 5k up in Northfield, MN. As we were joggling and yapping, somehow we got on the conversation of doing a triathlon...just a basic one. Deeann, I think, humored me at the time, probably to keep me from yapping so much :) , but lo and behold, early 2008 I got a call from her saying, "Let's do it!"

With some digging we found a Danskin Women's Triathlon in Austin, which will be held this Sunday. They're great beginner-friendly tri's and the logistics of it being (sort of) close to Dallas made it ideal. I could borrow a bike from a friend for her and we could ride down together.

She enlisted more competitors from our Hurricane Hunter squadron, Kait and Danielle. She also designed a great t-shirt with the Hurricane Hunter logo and a breast cancer awareness pink ribbon. We plan to wear them at least for the run, since that's where some of the best photo ops are.

Deeann has been dillegently following a triathlon training schedule we found on www.halhigdon.com which works the athlete on time, rather than distance. It was so much fun to hear her talk about how much more she's doing every week and how it's starting to be fun for her. I just grin from ear-to-ear every time I talk to her or read her blog. She's going to do well.

So fast forward, Deeann and her hubby, Greg, will be here in Dallas later today to spend the weekend together. We'll drive down to Austin on Saturday, where we'll get through the packet pickup and bike racking. Then our hotel is right near 6th Street, so at least we can walk to great food and entertainment for the weekend.

I think we're both REALLY excited to do this and in the end, have the race behind us. None of the four of us girls have ever done one, so this should be really exciting. Wish us luck! We'll post more after the race.

kk