From Fat Slob To Fit Triathlete

Today is Wednesday. Probably won’t post this until Saturday or Sunday but thought I better make a start as there are just so many people to thank and really don’t want to leave anyone out.

In no particular order:-

To Gareth Bicknell whose Daily Post blog got me interested in Triathlon in the first place.

To Mark, my darling husband for laughing at me and thinking it was the worst idea he’d ever heard, which made me all the more determined to show him that I could do it. Despite this he bought me my £40 ebay bike, sat in the car for an hour and a half when I cycled Chirk and has given me all the support I needed to train early in the mornings. He also bought my Tri suit for Mothers day and a new pair of trainers and leggings to start my Deva Divas training

To Cait, Jim and Morgan for my heart Rate Monitor and Cycle Helmet.

To Iain and Carolyn from the Coaching Station for their support, advice and encouragement. Iain formulated my training plan and offered blood, sweat and tears. Carolyn was there in the gym every morning at 7am to encourage in the beginning and then to yell to train harder and faster – they are a truly remarkable couple.

To my dear friend Lesley for her blind faith, for buying me a decent pair of trainers and cycling shorts. For listening to me banging on endlessly about training, progress, the lack of it and always encouraging. When I doubted myself she pushed me on and on.

To Dawn, my fantastic Sister in Law who is my inspiration. She runs while her daughter cross country trains. She has taught me the art of time management and never use the excuse that there isn’t enough time. You can always make time if you want it bad enough. This year will be Dawn’s third Race for Life. This year she will run it. She bought me Running Made Easy which taught me it was ok to run/walk a lamppost at a time or in my case the short sides of a football pitch.. I later bought Triathlon Made Easy by the same authors which gave me my final 10 week training plan.

To my Mum for paying for my swimming sessions, to my Dad for paying for my swimming lessons.

To my big brother for paying for my entry tomorrow – he would never have forgiven me had I not made the start line. To my little brother for buying me radox instead of bubbly for my birthday.

To my In Laws for buying my sports bra without which none of this training would have taken place.

To Jim from Wrecsam Tri Club, Sally from Chester Tri Club and Sue The Iron Lady who I have pestered the life out of with stupid questions over transitions, training, equipment, injuries you name it. Their support has been invaluable.

To Tracey the masseuse at the Coaching Station who inflicted more pain than I have ever experienced, childbirth included, but eventually unravelled the knots in my calves. 

To Colette and Thea for commenting on my blogs – it’s a lonely old world out there in blog land you know?

To everyone who has parted with hard cash to help me raise funds for Hope House we’re up to £660 which I am delighted about.

To everyone who has sent messages of support throughout the last 26 weeks. You have had more faith in me than I had in myself.

To you all I give myheartfelt thanks

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