One Clydesdale’s Journey

Well, Bigfoot is now behind me and it’s now time to start focusing on the next race.

My big race, the one that I have been planning on and thinking about since last year not long after I finished the race. Which also happens to take me back to my very first triathlon that I ever did, I’m talking about Tri-ing for Children’s.

And last year after the results were posted for the Clydesdales, I ended up finishing in fifth place. And riding the “Grocery Getter” at that.

So this year, all of my training and preparing has been to take me back where it all started to see if I can better that time and actually finish in the top three.

However; I’m discovering that the more that I pick up my game, the more everyone else is as well. It seems that every race that I look at the Clydesdale division just keeps growing and the competition keeps getting tougher.

So I guess that all I can do is keep tri-ing and keep training.

One thing is for certain though; no matter where I finish in the pack, I will at least finish. And in the process, I’ll keep getting in a little better shape as well.

Besides, I can’t let myself get too hung up on what place I finish in. I always have to remember that there is another race and another goal still out there for me to accomplish.

One of which is to keep moving up to the next distance… But that’s another training plan for down the road.

Later,
John W.
A Clydesdale in training