The ups and downs of the sport.
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MichaelJohn654 posted 3 years ago.
hey man...sorry to hear about your bad year, but its really good to hear that you're back on your feet. i hope this year will be great for you!!!!!
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bluebirdbiker posted 3 years ago.
Hey, welcome back, and there was no reason for you to leave! Even if you are unable to do the stuff stick with us in this support group thing. Sorry to hear about your grandmother and best friends dad. But like they say it comes in threes and it's over. Good thing your running again, and best of luck in school. Remember, even if there is a time whan you can't tri you can always come back to it, and we're here all the time.
Welocome back and don't go if something goes wrong next time.
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zcowgirl3 posted 3 years ago.
Glad you came back. To be honest I've been having a same "situation"...maybe not exactly. I've been havin' a rough couple of weeks and the thought of training (well starting base for next year) hasn't happened. People on here are there for ya whether you think they are or not. Welcome back and back at ya with the upcoming of 2006!! =)
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RV posted 3 years ago.
Glad you are ready to continue on - a hiatus is sometimes required. I can also relate to your situation. A little while back I lost my Dad and then a few weeks later my wife's Dad passed. It was tough times. For me, some really heavy workouts helped ease things. We all react differently to times of stress.
You have your health back and the desire to get moving, so that is the biggest step.
So welcome back to the never ending world of training.
Triathlons are a lifestyle.
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It takes a long time to get good. - Scott Molina
Slow is smooth; smooth is fast. - Rich Strauss
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Ultrarunner posted 3 years ago.
God never gives us more than we can handle. You've proven that with the strength you have shown in coming back. Welcome back. Look forward to the new journey that will lead up to your next event.
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panchotri posted 3 years ago.
hey good to hear from you! you gonna bounce back and have a great tri season
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toni posted 3 years ago.
Glad you're back Deejay. We missed you. I've been wondering what happened to you, as were many of us. Sorry to hear your year didn't go as planned. But like you said, you've got all the time in the world.
Transitioning can be hard. I moved from my home in Seattle to a small southeastern Washington city that put me, not only in cultural shock, but in an "extreme-life change" shock. As you've figured out now, time heals everything and we grow from it in infinite ways. Sounds like your family and boyfriend needed you more than the IM did. But all in due time!
Keep up the hard work in school! You're tri family is here to support you - remember that. :) Now, fire up that blog!
-Toni
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. - FDR
Well, it has been forever since ive been back here. The truth is that it has been a very dissapointing year for me in regards to triathlon. I had a lot of hopes. Anyone who was following my blog knew of my intentions to to complete my first ironman at WI this year. Unfortunately, that did not happen.
Sometimes life just gets in the way. Things happen that are just completely out of our control. I cant say its been a terrible year, just a lot of unexpected turn in events. It really started last april, when i found out i was accepted into pharmacy school and would be moving from chicago to st. louis. I think i underestimated the stress involved in moving to a place where you know no one! Besides that, my grandma passed away earlier this year and then my bf's father. Then in the Summer, i got sick, really sick. I couldnt train for several weeks and was just too weak to really do anything.
So....i took my little $150 refund check and bailed from the ironman. And i felt terrible, like such a quitter. That's the reason i havent been back here or updating my blog. I felt down, really really down!
But, as i always say when i approach a hill, what goes up must come down, and therefore, what goes down must go up. I'm feeling stronger now, healthy again. Im doing a lot of running and starting to pick up the swimming, biking and weights again. Just as we have dissapointing races, sometimes we do have dissapointing seasons. The important thing is to learn from them and realize that it's not the end of the world.
For me, the sport of triathlon is a lifestyle. I see myself doing this always b/c i love it! I truely love it, and when im not doing it, im just not as happy. So here i am, back on these message boards, back into the wonderful world of tri's.
So this year may not have gone as planned, but that's the way life is sometimes. It's ok; i have next season, next year, my wholel life ahead of me. My ultimate goal is to complete an ironman. It did not happen the first time i set out to do, but the desire is still there! Here's to 2006 being the year!
"Tough times dont last. Tough people do."