{"id":1449,"date":"2009-03-17T22:33:36","date_gmt":"2009-03-18T05:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barelycontrolledchaos.com\/wordpress\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2009-03-18T11:18:29","modified_gmt":"2009-03-18T18:18:29","slug":"why-it-is-fun-to-try-a-tri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/barelycontrolledchaos.com\/wordpress\/?p=1449","title":{"rendered":"Why it is fun to try a tri…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Triathlons bring out all kinds. All shapes and sizes, and all ages. They write your age on your right calf before the race, I’m not exactly sure why, but I believe it is to teach you humility as a 60+ year old goes flying by you halfway through the race.<\/p>\n

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Anyhow, I do love the Nike tag inside my hat that says, “If you have a body, you are an athlete.” The oldest person to complete our triathlon was 79 years old. Can you believe that? I hope I am still walking at 79…much less swimming-biking-running!<\/p>\n

Emma and I had a little discussion when we were going to pick up my race number on Friday.<\/p>\n

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E: “Mama? How old do you have to be to run a triathlon race?”<\/em>
\nM: “I don’t know, Peanut. I’d guess 14 or so.<\/em>
\n(I hear nothing from the backseat and then whispered…)
\nE: “Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen.”<\/em>
\nE: “Oh! Well that means in 8 years I can run a race with you. Because it is almost like I am six already, right?<\/em>”
\nM: “Yes (smiling) I would LOVE to run a race with you. I’ll be 44 then.”<\/em>
\nE: “Oh. When I’m 30, how old will you be?”<\/em>
\nM: “61.”<\/em>
\nE: “Can you run when you are 61?<\/em>”
\nM: “Um, I hope so…I guess we’ll have to see.”<\/em>
\nE: “When I’m 60, how old will you be?”<\/em>
\nM: “I’ll be 91.”<\/em>
\nE: “OH! Gosh. When I’m 91?”<\/em>
\nM: “I’ll be…uh, 122.”<\/em>
\nE: “Um, Mama…you probably won’t be here when you are 122.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You are probably right kid, I’ll be pretty lucky to make it to 91, I think!<\/p>\n

We happened to find the youngest athlete on Saturday, he started next to me…<\/p>\n

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And as for that lesson in humility…he finished only 10 minutes behind me.<\/p>\n

Sigh. <\/em><\/p>\n

I better step up my training. I’ve got four years until Em is out here beating me.<\/p>\n

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