Ok so I did that damn biathlon and boy did it suck. One reason being that the bike that I borrowed from a friend is a mountain bike from like 1985 with only really two gears, it didn't have clipless pedals or cages and then in the middle of the "rolling hills"- my ass bike course, it started to rain. I think at one point I was pedaling up a hill and I swear I wasn't moving. It made me realize that I do need to put a serious investment in a nice road bike, and that I have a long way to go before I'm ready for the half ironman. At one point I think I turned into my Dad and cursed the rain, the bike, and my stupidity for awhile. But after getting off the bike, running the next 2.5 miles and getting my finishers medal, it felt pretty good, I wasn't super happy, but it was done. I'm hoping to do the same course in a month to see how long it will take after some further training.
In unrelated news I've decided to embark on the interesting venture of online dating, ewww! It's something that I've thought about, and I know some people have great experiences and all, but it weirds me out and the whole process of "selling yourself" and pimping yourself out is so not appealing, I've always been a hopeless romantic where I thought I would just meet someone and it would just be right. But something has to be done with the lack of dating in my life the last couple of years, yes that's right years. I haven't met anyone in a long time that I've had that spark or connection with in a long time, and the social scene in SF is great, but I think I have too much fun with my friends when we are out to actually notice the other superfluous people in the bar. That is unless I'm drunk and want some boy to kiss.
So, it's official day one of putting myself out there to see what kind of fish this shiny lure attracts. That's the hard part, the immediate rejection that occurs, well maybe that won't be as bad as the rejection after they get to know me. But it's soo hard to convey who you are in a profile and sarcasm sooo doesn't translate unless people actually know how you talk.
But we shall see how it goes, but I know that it will have to be better than the blind date I had earlier this year, where the dude proceeded to down maybe 7 or 8 shots of Petron and got so sloppy drunk I just wanted to see what he would do next, the kareoke was sweet. Yeah, that friend is not setting anyone up anymore. Hey if these dates do compete with that one, there will be some goood posts.
So, day one I've searched the men in the area, and am pleasantly surprised by the number of cute and seemingly nice guys that actually want to date are in the area. I've clicked on a few profiles, selected a few favorites, and actually e-mailed one today. Yes I was convinced by a friend that if I was going to do this I couldn't just sit and wait for the men to come to me.
So we shall see where this venture will take me, maybe nothing, but there is the possibility that I will find someone that I will enjoy hanging out with for a while, so that possibility makes me pretty stoked.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Might As Well Tri!
Ok I will never be like Lisa and keep up with this damn blog on a daily, weekly or even monthly basis. I was supposed to publish some resolutions, about I don't know 50 some odd days ago but yeah it never happened. And that's not really going to happen now except for one resolution: To train for and complete a triathlon.
See, I was training last year and was 4 hours away from completing my first Olympic triathlon when my dear friend May ( www.mayraiter.blogspot.com ) had a bad car accident on her way down to watch my friends and I compete. Luckily, we had enough time to get out of the campground before it closed so that we could get to the hospital to get to her side. We were reminiscing recently about that day, as horrible as it was seeing our friend with a head injury in a coma and wanting to erase the image of her tiny body struggling to survive, it revealed how each person in my urban family reacts to extreme situations. I learned that I am innately an extremely maternal person who is good when it is hard, and that I extremely admire those who know that they can't handle the burden and set their limits.
Another thing about that day, that will actually put a smile on my face, is that because we still had the RV from the Wildflower trip and a lot of food we made a makeshift campground with about 10 friends in the long term parking lot with a habachi, camping chairs, hot dogs, hamburgers, card games, beer (lots of beer), card games, and the beginnings of ground control determining who would take care of what tasks, like I said we are her family, and it solidified the incredible bond that we all share.
She is doing great now, she still has limitations as far as her right side, but has returned to work and her life.
So, I didn't do any triathlons last year. However, I did do 2 half marathons and my first marathon. So, I'm getting ready for tri season, because of last year I didn't want to wait for Sunday to do the Olympic triathlon so instead I signed up for the ........ Half Ironman Triathlon. I'm frickin insane and really really nervous about the race, especially since i lack some very important items, a bike and a wetsuit. But I have begun training, but I have a long way to go, especially with the way I've been partying these last few weeks.
My other goal is to do some sort of race every weekend. My first is this weekend with a Biathlon, a 2.5 mile run, 12 mile bike, 2.5 mile run. I'm the most uncomfortable with the bike so this will be a good entry into being on a bike for a while. Anyways, I am going to try to channel my inner Dietrick to keep things current.
See, I was training last year and was 4 hours away from completing my first Olympic triathlon when my dear friend May ( www.mayraiter.blogspot.com ) had a bad car accident on her way down to watch my friends and I compete. Luckily, we had enough time to get out of the campground before it closed so that we could get to the hospital to get to her side. We were reminiscing recently about that day, as horrible as it was seeing our friend with a head injury in a coma and wanting to erase the image of her tiny body struggling to survive, it revealed how each person in my urban family reacts to extreme situations. I learned that I am innately an extremely maternal person who is good when it is hard, and that I extremely admire those who know that they can't handle the burden and set their limits.
Another thing about that day, that will actually put a smile on my face, is that because we still had the RV from the Wildflower trip and a lot of food we made a makeshift campground with about 10 friends in the long term parking lot with a habachi, camping chairs, hot dogs, hamburgers, card games, beer (lots of beer), card games, and the beginnings of ground control determining who would take care of what tasks, like I said we are her family, and it solidified the incredible bond that we all share.
She is doing great now, she still has limitations as far as her right side, but has returned to work and her life.
So, I didn't do any triathlons last year. However, I did do 2 half marathons and my first marathon. So, I'm getting ready for tri season, because of last year I didn't want to wait for Sunday to do the Olympic triathlon so instead I signed up for the ........ Half Ironman Triathlon. I'm frickin insane and really really nervous about the race, especially since i lack some very important items, a bike and a wetsuit. But I have begun training, but I have a long way to go, especially with the way I've been partying these last few weeks.
My other goal is to do some sort of race every weekend. My first is this weekend with a Biathlon, a 2.5 mile run, 12 mile bike, 2.5 mile run. I'm the most uncomfortable with the bike so this will be a good entry into being on a bike for a while. Anyways, I am going to try to channel my inner Dietrick to keep things current.
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