Triathlon = I'm crazy

Yes, you heard it right, I'm participating in a triathlon at the end of July.  What am I thinking you may ask.  Who knows.  But I've been told it's a very rewarding feeling after, so I guess that's my motivation.  Once again, who knows.

For those who aren't aware, a triathlon consists of swimming, biking and running, in that order.  I will be participating in the WIN for KC Tri, which is just for women.  Supposedly it's all about empowerment. Let's hope, because to be honest, I'm not going to be breaking any records here.

I've been training a little, but not sure it's going to matter much since #1) I don't like running and #2) I'm terrified of lake water.  Still wondering why I signed up for this.

Last Friday Krista and I took off work to go train at the actual triathlon location, Smithville Lake. 

Side note: Some of one may recall hearing that a young girl drowned at Smithville Lake this past Saturday.  As you can imagine, this doesn't help my fear of lake water any.

So, back to last Friday.  I'm really happy we went out there.  It was great to run through all the events so I have a better idea of things I need to do and things I need to bring.  However, the swimming portion was as bad as I had imagined.  I was freaking out the entire time I was in the water.  Krista tells me the day of the tri will be much different.  I can only hope because otherwise I'm screwed.

So, stay tuned.  The triathlon is in a couple weekends and I'll let you know how it goes!  Here is a picture of Krista and I at my parent's neighborhood pool training.  Isn't our tri gear cool?