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I would like to share my story in hopes that it could possibly provide some inspiration and hope to those out there contemplating triathlon or those just getting started and feeling discouraged that anything is possible.
Traveling to Brasilia, Brazil a couple weeks ago to attend the International University Sports Federation’s (FISU) World University Triathlon Championships, I wasn’t sure what to expect. This would be my second international race, but representing your country in an event like this, there is level of excitement and anxiousness like nothing else. I wasn’t sure how my body would handle racing after the long flight or how I would do on a course I had never seen before.
Since we were children my parents have always taught us to be charitable to others and to give back to our community. Little did I know that this life lesson would introduce me to a sport I have come to love while providing me the comfort of a lasting memory with my father. Two gifts, I will cherish for the rest of my life.
There is a definite high when you succeed in a triathlon, but there is more to the sport than racing. Training and, if you are lucky, a team, can give you the support and friendship you need to be your best.
April 1, 2014, was my first runner-versary. A year ago I had never run for fun a day in my life. I couldn’t even run around the block without thinking I was going to die. Now that seems like forever ago. Since that first “run” I have run over 400 miles and have raced in a 5k, 8k, 10k, half of a half marathon and two triathlons. It has been fun to look back on the last year and remember where I was, what I’ve become and where I still need to go.