In 2013 I completed my first ever Triathlon. I was 57. I am now hooked!
Last year the company I worked for ran a
program called ‘Fit Nation’. The project sparked my attention and I got involved.
At first it was all about getting a little gizmo called a fitbit and tracking
the amount of steps I do each day. The national goal it seems is 10,000 steps
per day (Which is easier than you think). In fact because of the amount of walking I do on my my job, I had to
up my goal to 15,000 as most days I was walking about 12,000.
Fitbit has an interactive website which
tracks your steps and also gives you other information such as calories burned,
miles walked, that sort of thing thing. All of this is automatically uploaded
every day using the dongle that comes with your Fitbit.
So as I looked at the program being put
together by Fit Nation, I noticed several other options. 5K runs, bike rides and
the London Virgin Triathlon. So like the mad impetuous fool that I am, I signed
up for the lot. Okay, you can stop laughing anytime you want. The thing of it
is, it’s very easy to let these things slip by all the while muttering, “If only
I had some way of keeping fit.”
I walked a lot last summer and on several
days I walked over 25,000 steps, I did not manage to accomplish a 5K but I did
manage to sign myself and seven other unsuspecting staff members up for the
Triathlon. We entered a Team Relay Event and three of us entered as
individuals in several different categories. In all it was an amazing day even
though I completed my leg of the ride on a mountain bake with full nobly tiles.
Tomorrow, March 17th I start
training for the 2014 Season along with approximately 20 friends and colleges
from work. Obviously they have seen the glory of accomplishing the goal. We
still talk about last years achievement as though it were only yesterday. No, we
did not break any records and yes we did drag our poor tired asses over the finish, line but we all succeeded in our aim and the smell of that victory is still
sweet today.
I have no gain from promoting the Fitbit at all and I am not affiliated with the company. It just turns out to be a good bit of kit.
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