On August 19th, I celebrated 6 months of being cancer free. The interesting thing is the day pretty much came and went without much of a thought about it. I was at work and realized the date, posted something to facebook, then didn't really think about it again. Even after 6 months, it still seems like it didn't happen. It's hard for me to think of myself as a cancer survivor. The scars are fading, the side effects from surgery are getting better, and I'm almost back to 100%. Will it ever really sink in?
Seven days from today I will be participating in my first Triathlon. I will be racing with other women. My particular wave will be with other cancer survivors. My goal is to simply finish. I was mostly worried about the swimming as I still get pretty out of breath. But this week I proved to myself that I can swim 1000yds in a lake and not drown! Now to just follow that with 12mi of biking and 3 mi of running and I will be set!
Following the race, I will take the rest of the week off from heavy training, then I will begin my all out training for the half-ironman. 190 days until the half-marathon, 260 days until the half-ironman. I have decided that in order to accomplish this goal, I will have to be uber-diligent in my diet, exercise, sleep, etc. Documenting this journey will be the best way to keep track of my accomplishments and goals.
7 days and counting.....
