Raw and Unedited…
What I learned from triathlon….
I dropped everything triathlon related to Pete at Pro’s Closet yesterday. My bike had already been there for a week. It feels so free, so light, so raw. I didn’t know until I tried to explain to Rachelle and David last night how deeply imbedded the story of triathlete is in me. I told them triathlons made me more than a piece of shit, tri’s were my security blanket, tri’s saved my life. And it’s all true. I don’t know how I would have gotten here without that sport. I don’t know how I would have lived to see this day without everything I have learned from triathlon, the people in it, the success and challenges I received in it but worked through because I believed in myself enough to stay in it. Triathlon gave me the skills I need to walk the path I walk today. I learned I could do anything from that sport, I learned I could go much farther than I ever knew, I learned I could connect with people and work hard. I learned I could be real with people and I learned where I wasn’t able to be real with myself. I learned to trust myself in Ironman and I learned where I got caught in my external focus. I learned how incredible my body was and how if I took care of it I could do anything. I learned about my mind and how it was absolutely my biggest asset and my harshest critic. I learned how much I adore the fresh air, how I love to do a variety of things, how much I love to move my body and play.
