First triathlon done!š„°š„°š„°
Last November, I had a wild idea to train for a triathlon. Iād worked on my fitness to prepare for two Nepal treks, and I wanted a new challenge to work towards. So I signed up for my first tri!
The problem was that I hadnāt swam in years - and the only cycling I did was spin class (or between wineries when I did wine tastings) š«£
And it was a humbling start! Swimming lessons as an adult are a little mortifying, like learning to ski - youāre surrounded by people who are better than you and youāre just learning the ropes. Thanks aleksander.taraskin for showing me everything I was doing wrong š
Training for this made me realise that the biggest block we can have to doing new things isā¦justā¦.being bad at something? We have goals, but we donāt want to go through the *sucking* stage to get to the *great* stage.
I nearly gave up so many times because I felt like I sucked at it. I thought maybe I should attempt something easier. But really, where is the b...