Kona, amazing news, and inspiring rowing video of the week.

GUYSSS KONA IS THIS WEEKEND! Ironman World Championships. Unfortunately... it won't really be available to watch until Sunday morning and on Sunday morning I will be running my half-marathon (ahhh)...and when I get back to school in the evening I need to (attempt) to make sure I'm ready for a quiz on Monday. So maybe on Tuesday if I have time I can settle down and watch!

Fun fact, I got to wear tights for the first time yesterday

Time for my AMAZING news. Today in class one of my friends came up to me (she is my Running/Swimming Friend) and said that her uncle works for Maytag Whirpool. Normally, this would not necessarily be a fun piece of information BUT the Steelhead Ironman 70.3 just happens to be sponsored by Maytag Whirlpool. My friend knows that I'm looking at doing that 70.3 and she told me that her uncle can get FREE RACE ENTRY for me (and for her additionally because she's now considering doing it!). THIS IS AMAZING. This could save me hundreds of dollars in entries and I can put it towards a pool membership, a wetsuit, and cycling equipment. After doing more research and talking to some experienced triathletes, I have already been surer and surer that I'll do this 70.3 and this great news has pretty much has sealed the deal. I. Can't. Wait.

My swim gear is ready for this.

On another note, I think I'll do an inspiring rowing video every week for a few weeks. Here's our first one. I like this video because I think this mindset can apply to lots of disciplines; rowing, running, swimming, triathlon, pole-vaulting, whatever your "thing" might be. 

When he mentions rowing even though it's cold, icy, and miserable, I thought of a lot of my practices in high school where we rowed in awful conditions. Now I know why that helped so much. Like he says, it's not so much that you have one more practice in - it's the mindset that you gain from it. You were out there in the cold and ice. You braved the storms. You suffered in pursuit of being the best. I think that this is something that is also important in many disciplines. You have to treat yourself like a winner. Treat yourself like you'll be successful. Envision it. Become it.