Why Do You TRI ????

So I was reading in the Tri Forum while I ate my tuna fish at lunch and came across this thread... Check it out:

Why Do You Tri??

So I thought I would do my own but also on my blog, since this is can be a very introspective exercise.

Why do I Tri???

1. Because I Can, otherwise why did you have legs and arms, what else are gonna do with them, we don't have to hunt for our food like our ancestors did ! And the second you can't swim, bike, or run you are gonna be wishing you had.
2. I used to be FAT
3. It gives me something other to do than work
4. I like to compete
5. I like to compete and never loose, this is why I love the individual aspect, the only person you have to loose to is yourself. The only way you loose is by quitting.
6. It keeps me healthy
7. It can hopefully inspire others to get into shape and become healthy.
8. If I didn't I would have to fill my spare time with something else and I don't know what that would be but it couldn't be more healthy than what I am doing now.
9. Because when I see a really FAT overweight un-healthy person, I think I never want to be like that and I am sure they don't either. If only they would have TRI'd"
10. I like the freedom, its something that only God can take away from me. I will always be able to swim, bike, and run. Unless someone steals my bike.
11. I like to eat.
12. I think it's cool how the human body can be trained to do anything
13. I like to push my mind to control my body, and what better way to do so then endure pain during a hard workout.
14. I love the feeling of butterflies before a race.
15. I love the feeling of accomplishment after a race.
16. Its better than just running.
17. Its cool
18. It makes people wonder how you do the workouts you do, but little do they realize that they could too if they only would TRI !
19. When I do an Ironman, I will have bragging rights for the rest of my life !
20. It's such a bad-ass sport.
21. It is possibly one of the only sports that requires you to be a very balanced athlete and rely only on your abilities.
22. Because, its not always your arms or legs that get you a 1st place, it's the stuff between your ears and in your chest. Its about having a strong heart and mind.
23. The bikes are really cool.
24. The girls can be really hot
25. Where else is pissing yourself acceptable
26. You have to have goals in life
27. The sport is as old as I am, it's so young that some of the best moments are still to come.
28. Because I get this excited, happy, and emotional feeling when I think about winning my age group at a race and qualifying to go to KONA
29. I love the people who do it with me, the friends I have met training, the enjoyment had with complete strangers at races. There is a connection that you have that can't be compared to anything less than a family.
30. Without Tri, I wouldn't be me, no matter what happens I will always want to be a part of it some way or another.

I could go on for forever about that. I welcome any comments to this, just reply back if you want.

Back to work..