Gettin in Shape

This week starts Daryl's 13th week of training for a TRIATHLON! He has been wanting to get in shape for quite some time now, but finding motivation is not easy. Daryl finds it much easier if he has a goal to work towards. Most people would start off with something small...a 5K for example. Not Daryl-he went all out. He found a newbie triathlon training program online and jumped right in. He trains at RIT, a local college, which is by far cheaper than any gym membership but also has amazing equipment. Daryl was intimidated at first. He said "I walk into the pool and all the guys are in tip top shape wearing those skin tight speedo suits. Here I come with my blubber of a stomach hanging over my swim trunks - a pair of your dad's old trunks"(the ones with little fishies on them) Made me laugh!

Daryl has signed up for his first race on June 7 around Keuka Lake.

(http://keukalaketri.com)

He will be swimming 0.46 miles in Keuka Lake, then biking 13.8 miles and then running 3.1 miles. He has already started training for the next level up, which he

hopes to complete in July either in Geneva or Buffalo.




So far, Daryl has ran 1,055 minutes (110 miles), biked 282 miles and swam 84,000 meters (52 miles). I am VERY proud of him. Please pray for his motivation to stay strong and for him to be free from injury. Feel free to leave a comment to help encourage him. I'll be updating more as it gets closer.