Team "Zip 49916" is all signed up for the 2017 Copperman Triathlon. My boss will be swimming, I will be biking and the other carrier will run. The Chassell Post Office will be represented tomorrow!
The excitement of planning to do this, has now been replaced by nervous energy and worry. In my mind, the hills are steep, the winds are coming at me, and I am slowly plugging along. The sweep car is on my tail, patiently waiting for me to complete the 23 mile ride. AND, on the finish line waits the runner of my team.
I am not sure what prompted me to do this.
I am not a competitive biker person and yet here I am.
The goal of the team is for each of us to complete our parts. I just wish I had the confidence that I was going to do a fair showing.
I believe the reason I am nervous IS that I am out of my element, or comfort zone.
I am stretching myself in ways I have never done before.
And, that makes me anxious sitting with the unknown.
It is my hope, that once I begin pedaling, I will enjoy the ride. It is along Lake Superior, so our view will be breathtaking at times. I will have to restrain myself from taking pictures.
Being part of a team, makes it seem more serious. If all I was affecting with my slow times, was me, I would be so okay with it. I am in the Copperman, and that is a huge accomplishment for me. Finishing it, no matter the time, will be success!
What I also thought of, is that I used to strive for a comfortable life, a life where it was all calm and settled. Where nothing was poking me and unsettling me. Now, it seems like I am adding items to my life that deliberately make me uncomfortable.
And, it is in the act of being uncomfortable, that we grow.
Living a stagnant life isn't what I want anymore.
I am looking for adventure and new experiences.
This is one that I will look back on with awe.
Anxious for the moment, that I take my seat and begin to pedal!
I am as ready as I will ever be for a biking race this year!
I love my new bike and the way it allows me to go faster down hill and on the straight stretches, I will have to make good use of those times! Hills, still take my breath away.
Go Team! Zip 49916! Oh the memories we will make, Liv and I.
