I was listening to one of my favourite artistes of late, Bic Runga.. this chick is AWESOME!! She has one song called Good Morning Baby! and it starts like this:

Between an overload of information
And a striving for a pure dedication I
Find myself looking for the exit sign

I was thinking, this was written for me!

I met some fantastic runners the other day and they were talking about this and that.. So, while us triathletes "try" to run and the runners really do run, there is a third classification, "the pretenders"... people like me, who will not back off when everything seems to go nowhere. I dont really know if tenacity is an endearing characteristic in human beings but, I've always been described as perseverant. Sometimes, that annoys me! Its totally irrational but, true.. Why can't I quit when my shoulders REALLY hurt on a swim? Whats so wrong about having a lot of friends, being popular and pleasing a majority of the population?

Triathlon is not a team sport. That is for sure.. Even historically, the real tough nuts went out on their own... and got good.. I think if you need to be told what to do, you are in trouble to begin with. Since people like complexity, and parts of the game are also to not get injured (as this is a high-volume sport) sure, having a good advisor can help.. but, inherently, this sport is for the lone wolves.

No chit chat. Just work and mortal combat with the clock, responsibilities and pain.

As long as its fun and Im getting better, Im in! 200% No other way to do it.