Recap:
Went to a friends house Saturday night to watch the Leafs game, had many alcoholic beverages and came up with the brilliant idea to organize a Mini-triathlon at the local YMCA. I Awoke with a massive hangover and an overwhelming desire to sleep. My kids reminded me that we were going to see the Toronto Santa Clause parade so sleep was out. My blog reminded me that I had committed my new fit self to organize a Triathlon. The parade turned out to be a lot of fun even though it was difficult to stay awake. We also got to watch it indoors from my wife's office (bonus) so the weather and crowds were not a factor. Needless to say I did not exercise on Sunday and my diet consisted of chips, cookies, pizza, and other nutritious delights one might expect when spending the day in the big smoke with the family.
If I had just left it at drunken rants and not written the dam idea down in my blog I would not have felt compelled to prepare a Draft Proposal for the triathlon this morning. I had hoped that the official YMCA response would be
"thanks for your time but no thanks" then I could say "I tried, end of story"
Not the Case.
here is the official response I received in my email no less than 53 minutes after I submitted it.
Hello Rick,
Thank you so very much for putting together the draft proposal for a
member Indoor Mini Triathlon. It is very exciting and could not be more
Timely.
My role at the Y is Fund-Raising and Communication. You may not be
Aware, but we are in the planning stages for our first ever Annual
Support Campaign, running from April 1 - mid May 2004. Funds raised
Will be used to support fee assistance in all areas of the association,
as well as a variety of free programs.
Last week, our Supervisor of Health Fitness and
Recreation approached me with the idea of including a 'Fitness Fever'
type event in our annual campaign.
As you have identified, an event like this promotes fitness, gives us a
Better sense of community within the Y and raises some $.
She is at a seminar today and tomorrow and back into the office on
Wednesday. In the meantime, could you e-mail me a copy of your proposal
so that I can forward to her as well the Chair of the Annual
Campaign.
What times are convenient for you to meet with them?
Are you available in during the day? Let me know a couple of times that
you are available and I will arrange a meeting.
Thank you very much for your interest and commitment. I look forward to
meeting with you.
Sincerely,
Jane Doe
Director of Financial Development & Communications
YMCA of Oakville
So It looks like it wont be 18ish months before I do a triathlon after all.
I have to admit I hadn't planned on organizing it.
I have offered to provide trial blogware accounts for all the participants which should be an interesting experiment.
Exercise
(I tried to do most of the triathlon during my workout today to see if I could finish)
Run 4.5KM (hit the wall at 4km)
Walk .5Km
Bike 7.5km (I can do the bike no problem)
Weights
Swim 1km (took me about 30 minutes to do the 1k, its getting easier to crawl for longer)
I will need to benchmark my time for the 3 events so I can see my improvement.
Diet
Breakfast
Beagle with cream cheese, coffee
Snack
none
Lunch
None
Snack
V8
Dinner
5 Taco's
Snack
lots of popcorn.
