Melissa, Oh?

Much delayed, but I promised to share my experiences from my first triathlon, so here goes:
There’s something that seems very hard-core and intimidating about a triathlete. Which is why I laughed in my brother’s face when he first suggested I race a triathlon.
But the truth is, I very much wanted to become comfortable on a [...]

I feel too frazzled to blog.
So much has happened over the past few weeks that I don’t even know where to begin! So, what I’m going to do today is be lame and tell you what I plan to write about. This will organize and un-frazzle me.
= My first triathlon race report. Yep, I still [...]

Ok, so I’m still working on my full race report from my Very First Triathlon … I know you are anxiously awaiting all those minor details that probably no one cares about unless they are crazy enough to think these things are fun …
But while I’m getting all the other stuff together, I wanted to [...]

First triathlon tomorrow.
I feel ready and not ready, all at the same time.
I know this much: I love it already. Even if tomorrow blows, I’m still enjoying the multi-sport workouts and all the good that comes with it. I’m sold!
And, I’m super-stoked that Scott’s mom is coming to this one – I joked that she [...]

First triathlon tomorrow.
I feel ready and not ready, all at the same time.
I know this much: I love it already. Even if tomorrow blows, I’m still enjoying the multi-sport workouts and all the good that comes with it. I’m sold!
And, I’m super-stoked that Scott’s mom is coming to this one – I joked that she [...]

Some of my summer favorites, thus far:
Neutrogena Ultimate Sport sunscreen: My friend Brian suggested I get this when I complained on Facebook that the Coppertone I was using was really heavy and greasy. He was right – I love this new stuff. It’s so light and sheer I almost forget I’m wearing it. But no sunburn! 
Apple iPad: Okay, [...]

Change is everywhere. I see it and I feel it within.
I look in the mirror and I see a stronger, leaner, toned version of myself. It reminds me of marathon training except somehow … better.
I know now why triathletes love the sport. I don’t even care about race day; I’m loving the training so much [...]

Okay, I’ll try to keep this in nuggets because I feel like I have a lot of nothing to say. …
Triathlon training update:
= Swim: So, I found out my friend Sally used to be a swim coach. Told you about that the other day when I mentioned our relay team. She had me over the [...]

= Buying a bathing suit at Target while drunk at 5 pm on a Sunday;
= Cycling rules/laws I’ve learned/want to confirm;
= Brewfest in Rock Hill that boasted a climbing wall (does that seem like a good combo to you?);
= Running a 5K while stressed;
= Cycling the route of the triathlon that Kevin thinks I should [...]

I haven’t signed up for a triathlon yet, but I have agreed to be the running leg of a triathlon relay race! Sally is going to swim and Kevin is going to bike. We’re going to do the Ballantyne Triathlon in July, and I’m excited because the bike leg practically goes right past my house. We [...]