Good Job!
My five-year old grandson is an encourager. When we play games together or he's playing with his sister or friends, he will say to someone over and again, 'Good job!'. Well, this weekend and today he can say it to his mom (again!). Last spring she began training for triathlons. She's always been an athlete, in fact, her degree and certification is as an athletic trainer, with an added degree later in physical therapy.
She began training for and competing in sprint triathlons, which can sound gruesome and certainly are, without training. Her dad and I were able to be with her for all of her events except one last summer and it was pretty exciting to see the competitors of all shapes, sizes and ages compete so well. Our daughter also did well, especially for someone, who, although athletic all of her life, hated running! And this from an All-Conference competitor each year she competed in track in high school.
So, at the end of last summer, she joined a group called The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team In Training. The athletes solicit donations that go toward support needs for persons with blood cancers. In return, they receive professional coaching and a trip to compete in an endurance event. The event she trained for was the Jamba Juice Wildflower Triathlon at Lake San Antonio in California. I found out that it's known for its particularly hilly and greuling course and is one of the largest triathlon events in the world with 7500 competitors and about 30,000 spectators! Wow! For a young woman who came from a small high school and private college and lives in a not so largely populated city, well, it was overwhelming for her. But not so much that she didn't compete well.
She estimated she'd finish in 3.5 to 4 hours. Her finishing time was - 3 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds! It's a wonderful thing to reach for your dream and achieve it - so to my beautiful and bright daughter - 'good job!' As always, I'm so proud of you.
She began training for and competing in sprint triathlons, which can sound gruesome and certainly are, without training. Her dad and I were able to be with her for all of her events except one last summer and it was pretty exciting to see the competitors of all shapes, sizes and ages compete so well. Our daughter also did well, especially for someone, who, although athletic all of her life, hated running! And this from an All-Conference competitor each year she competed in track in high school.
So, at the end of last summer, she joined a group called The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team In Training. The athletes solicit donations that go toward support needs for persons with blood cancers. In return, they receive professional coaching and a trip to compete in an endurance event. The event she trained for was the Jamba Juice Wildflower Triathlon at Lake San Antonio in California. I found out that it's known for its particularly hilly and greuling course and is one of the largest triathlon events in the world with 7500 competitors and about 30,000 spectators! Wow! For a young woman who came from a small high school and private college and lives in a not so largely populated city, well, it was overwhelming for her. But not so much that she didn't compete well.
She estimated she'd finish in 3.5 to 4 hours. Her finishing time was - 3 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds! It's a wonderful thing to reach for your dream and achieve it - so to my beautiful and bright daughter - 'good job!' As always, I'm so proud of you.
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