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Yesterday I …tried to run the whole distance of the triathlon. I actually didn’t know the exact route of the 14 kilometers, but as it turns out I only did a little more than half of it. It still took an hour.

I’m doing to die doing this triathlon. Okay, so that’s a little dramatic, but seriously, the running part is going to be painful. I’m no where near where I need to be.

Catherine and I went running. In the rain. Apparently going in adverse conditions is suppose to be good for your mental training. I think Catherine is good for my mental training. When I was getting tired she kept trying to do things to get me to keep moving. Like saying, “Pretend I’m Yuki,” and running in front of me, or explaining that we have gears like a bike and when I’m ready to quit remember that I can “shift down” into a lower gear.

However, the best advice she gave me was the one about the elastic. When we were going up our last killer hill she told me to imagine myself attached to the sky with a piece of elastic and “just keep bouncing.” It sounds cheesy, but it really worked!

We got up the hill together! And now she’s going to start calling me at 7 a.m. every day to read me an inspirational quote. It’s 7:01 now, we’ll see if that actually happens.