Giving it a Tri! @TheIronGirl #swim #bike #run

You can register for this event or any Iron Girl event.
Be sure to put my friend's name Angela Wozniak
in the referred by box and use this coupon code: SOLESISTER for $10 off.

My friend (and fellow blogger) Angela of @SoleSisteronRun (Twitter Handle) recently posted that she was registered for the Athleta Iron Girl held at Lake Las Vegas on October 26th. I had thought about doing a duathlon this summer and also the Iron Girl event but was afraid of the swimming portion. I can swim pretty well but have never done open water swimming. I had a pool back in Pennsylvania, which I was always in before and after work. I even recently got a bike to start training for a triathlon. Still, it all seemed daunting to me and after talking to a few people about it, I put it in the side. 

Then I saw Angela's post. She is so good at motivating people to get out there. Seriously, you must check out her Facebook page too http://www.facebook.com/solesisterontherun

Anyway, I talked to my hubby about it for the last few weeks (since her post) and yesterday he said to "just go for it". I had been talking about it since January and now that I knew at least one person doing it, some of the fear was taken out of it. Note the use of the word 'some'. I am still slightly freaking out about it but I know that the main reason I have not been able to train as consistently is because I don't have the motivation of something new and exciting to train for. I knew I wanted to do something in the fall, but most of the other races I would like to try (Spartan Race in particular) don't have any dates coming up for quite awhile. This event fit in perfectly. 

So, in roughly two months I WILL become a triathlete. 

Have any tips for this newbie? Please post any here. I will gladly accept the expertise of my experienced colleagues in this event. 

I am really looking forward to doing this, and am already signed up for my first spin class on Monday to start preparing. I am nervous, excited, you name it.

I think that this is exactly what I needed.