Tri- Thoughts

This morning, the boys woke up early to head to a local park for another charity 5k. This was a walk, and family friendly, so Jim packed water bottles, the stroller and Kaden... and off they went. I stayed home for a little extra sleep and even got to mail out those turkey cards. Well, finish them, put them in envelopes, stamped 'em... then moved them to a different part of the counter.

But, the 5k! This one was for a walk for suicide awareness, and Jim did it for his coach, who has lost 2 family members that way. It turned out he knew a few others who showed up for her, too, so it was a pleasent morning. And, Kaden walked about half the route (so, 1.5 miles) (ish). Maybe he IS a racer after all! After all, he did "check his time" (Kaden pokes his wrist and says beep-beep-beep before running off).

Coach is also involved in some other charity stuff, and is currently trying to talk me into a half-marathon. Wha? The fundraising commitment is immense (I think $1400)... and I'm not personally attached to the charity... and it's a half-marathon. I'm thinking no.

But I was talking with another mom about doing a mini-tri. We think we might be able to talk our group into it (Mini-tri's are 200 yard swim, 5 mile bike ride, 1 mile run) (ish). There's at least 3 regulars who work out, 1 or 2 who could go either way, and then 2 of us who are, ah, out of shape. To put it nicely.

Would YOU consider doing a mini triathlon? half marathon? What's the craziest athletic type thing you've done?

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Photos from Jim's first mini-tri in May 2010.