I'm gonna do it! Anyone else in?

I've decided to do the Triathlon. Just to prove to myself that I can do it. I don't know how fast I'll go. I don't know whether I'll come in last, or just third from last. LOL! But I want to finish. That's my goal.

Part of the reason I want to do it is to get some variation in my workouts, and to have some extra push and motivation to work out more and take my training to a new level. I'll be adding some extra cardio beyond the BFL HIIT, and let me tell you, swimming is absolutely a kick-butt workout! I can't believe how much harder it is than running. At least it is now. Maybe once I get into it, it'll get better.

I also have plans to do a 5K in March, and a 10K in June or July. The 5K is mostly just to get back in competition mode, and to see how much faster I can go than I have in the last couple of years. It's also a charity race for cancer research. There are some hills, as it's at BYU campus. I hope I can hold up. The 10K is because I've never run more than 3.1 miles at a stretch, and I want to prove to myself that I can do that, too.

The 10K I really want to do is called The Crack of Dawn 10K. It starts up the mouth of Emigration Canyon and it starts at 6 a.m. And there is no parking at the starting line. You have to have someone drive you up there /really/ early to drop you off. We'd have to leave at least by 5 o'clock. Anyone want to carpool? Anyone have someone who could drop us off? :D

Even though it's so early and that will be a challenge, I bet the scenery is gorgeous as the sun is coming up, and the race is pretty much all downhill from what I gathered from the webpage. If I don't do that one, there are 3 different 10K's on Pioneer Day - one in Salt Lake, one in Provo, and one in Spanish Fork. The benefit to doing one of those is that I'll have an extra month-plus to train. But I'm going to do one of the 4 for sure.

Our neighborhood will surely do a fun, free 5K or two this year, and I'll participate in all of them that I can as well.

Wish me luck with my races this year!

P.S. I'm losing weight and I'm down from a 16/tight 14 to a comfortable 12, and a 10 in one brand. WooHoo!!! I'm going to finish a BFL 12-week challenge in one more week!! :D It's a good feeling.