Triathlete by TFP

Well, as encouraged as I was last week I have to say this past week was a hard one. The continuation of Ouchtober. I can see how the pattern is shaping up - as soon as you start to feel great, it's time to hit it hard again. It got to the point that I think my body doesn't trust me anymore. When I go to bound up or down the stairs or get out of the car I have to talk my legs into it first. Training has been 6 days a week - running 3x's a week, biking 2x's, yoga and weight training. It's keeping me out of trouble, or I'm knee deep in it.
On Sat. Nov. 8th I'm doing the Tyranena 1/2 marathon in Lake Mills, WI. In preparation for that I ran my longest distance ever - 12 miles! It felt good. I'm incredibly nervous about the race, but I'm confident I can finish. I can't get over the fact that I actually ran that far already. In August I could barely run 3 miles! This is huge for me. I'd hated running starting back in Jr. High. Remember doing the dreaded mile run in gym class, I sucked at it. Ever since then I figured I'm not cut out for running. You never know what you can do until you do it. I can't say enough about the training I've gotten from TFP, and I'm just beginning. I feel like I've been in the dark all these years.