I lived to tell the tale. ;) I'm so glad I did it! It terrified me into joining the masters swim team, which I'm so grateful for. I love getting out of the house 3 times a week and doing something for myself that I enjoy so much, and is good for me too.
Alex took Conrad to a birthday party yesterday. He managed to wrap the presents, bring the cake I made, bring the special gluten & dairy free cupcakes for Conrad, and get the kid ready. Alex should get a finisher shirt too!
Here's a pic of me in my "Finisher" tshirt for the parents. I don't have any pics of the race day! Hopefully a friend took some, I'll check into it.
Here's the remnants of the bib number on my leg.
Here's Conrad and Alex today being cute.
Conman.
Me and Stinky Sr.
And here's a few of my latest creations for Conrad. Don't ever think that Conrad is deprived! ;) Sure he eats lots of veggies, rice and soy smoothies (a good thing I might add!)... but he still gets one of his favorites! Conrad LOVES cheese pizza. So I made him rice flour crust pizza w/ vegan soy "cheese". He loved it, ate 3 pieces in a row. Also pictured are the chocolate cupcakes I made him- so he wouldn't be left out at the birthday party. :)
I'll end with some lyrics to the "Sunscreen Song" by Baz Luhrman. As I was running over creek bridges yesterday, mountains in the backgrounds, and hearing nothing but my own breath... I kept replaying this song in my head over and over.
"Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself...
Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it, or what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own."
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