{"id":18334,"date":"2011-07-25T22:15:26","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T02:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=18334"},"modified":"2015-12-27T15:45:12","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T20:45:12","slug":"my-first-aquathon-a-story-told-only-with-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=18334","title":{"rendered":"My First Aquathon: A Story Told Only with Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"

I completed my first aquathon<\/a> last week–you swim for a quarter-mile and then run a 5k–and I lived to tell about it! \u00a0The most hilarious thing to me is that it was such a small group competing (only 40 people), so it was quite clear that I was not, ahem<\/em>, an expert with these things. \u00a0Moments before the race started, I was nervously texting my sister things like, “I can’t let them get to me” and “I’m just here to finish” and “I believe in myself.” \u00a0All this in the face of the Pam Man sitting next to me, covering himself in cooking spray, and the Aloe Queen across the way, noisily squirting green gel onto her limbs before pulling on her wetsuit (for more information on this very common tactic, please see the second paragraph of Number Three on this list of triathlon reflections<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Whatever, man. \u00a0Let’s just do this.<\/p>\n

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And now, without further ado…<\/p>\n

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MY FIRST AQUATHON: \u00a0A PHOTO FLIP BOOK \u00a0(as much as possible)<\/p>\n

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I got off work at 5:00pm sharp on Wednesday and headed toward the freeway as quickly as I could.<\/p>\n

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Wow! \u00a0It\u2019s turning out to be a beautiful day in Seattle!<\/p>\n

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I mean, look at those clouds! \u00a0Everything is right in the world! \u00a0It\u2019s sunny in Seattle!<\/p>\n

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Wait a minute… what is this???<\/p>\n

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WHAT IS THIS??!! \u00a0I should be ten to fifteen minutes away from my destination! \u00a0Not 45!<\/p>\n

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Ahhhhh!! \u00a0I\u2019m going to miss the race! \u00a0I\u2019m going to miss my first aquathon!<\/p>\n

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I am determined to get there. \u00a0I will get there on time.<\/p>\n

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I have an idea! \u00a0I\u2019ll jump on the south-bound freeway, take it all the way down and around the water, then jump back on the north-bound freeway and make it there with plenty of time! \u00a0I\u2019ll outsmart everyone! \u00a0(I have no idea how I\u2019m going to do this.)<\/p>\n

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Look at these clouds! \u00a0Everything is right in the world again!<\/p>\n

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After all, it\u2019s sunny in Seattle!<\/p>\n

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I made it–with enough time to go to the bathroom and talk myself into completing this race. \u00a0Look how beautiful it is!<\/p>\n

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A little lower than I needed to be, so I grabbed a few glucose tablets and donned my yellow cap. \u00a0Let\u2019s do this!!<\/p>\n

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I DID IT!<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s celebrate with a delicious salad, some mac & cheese, and a good friend.<\/p>\n

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Until next time…<\/p>\n

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