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Inspired to “Tri”

Blog / Self / Lindsey Thomason / July 23, 2015 / 2 Comments

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This girl inspired me to “tri”!
Y Not Tri

Mr. Optimist has tried to get me to do triathlons assuring me it would be AWESOME, but for some reason I was never tempted. I don’t mind the bike or run, but the thought of the swim kept me away from diving into the tri world. Swimming long distances isn’t my thing, but definitely not in the middle of open water surrounded by crazy competitive tri-athletes swimming around me. Call me crazy.

This last weekend, my hubby did a triathlon with one of our daughters. It was so fun to see her as she worked hard to get in shape for the swim. She went from fearful, wondering if she could do it, to confident and excited! As I watched all the kids climb out of the water and run to their bikes, it hit me how awesome these events are for kids. How empowering they are for them!

Y Not Tri

Not only was it inspiring to watch my own daughter conquer her fears and almost visibly watch her grow an inch or two as she gained confidence by doing the event, I saw something I’ll never forget.

Two Brothers.

They were only 7 and 9 years old. They started and finished the triathlon together.

Triathlon

Lucas was the seven year old. He was in a wheelchair when I first saw him and his brother was leaning down for a pre-race picture with him. It was obvious Lucas couldn’t walk or talk, but he could smile. As his young 9 year old brother pulled him in a raft and behind a bike, and then finished by pushing him in a stroller for the run, it quickly became apparent that Lucas could smile.

I held it together until the race began and I saw the big brother’s little but courageous body swim in open water pulling a big raft with Lucas floating behind. That’s when the tears came.

Give it a Tri - raft

I proudly watched my daughter cross the finish line with her dad. She had overcome mental and emotional hurdles and had accomplished a hard thing.

Conquer fears

Then I watched as Lucas and his brother crossed the finish line. They had overcome physical hurdles and had accomplished a hard thing together.

These young people inspired me to do the same! Just because it’s hard and out of my comfort zone doesn’t mean I shouldn’t “tri”!

So I’m going on record to say I’m going to do it! I’m going to overcome the hurdles that have kept me from doing a triathlon up to this point, and I’m going to cross a triathlon’s finish line in 2016! With these cute fans, I think I can…I think I can!:-)

Triathlon

-Lindsey

This article appeared first on Real Imprints. 

 

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About Lindsey Thomason

Lindsey is the founder and director of Real Imprints. She is a humanitarian ambassador and a writer. She loves people and believes everyone has a purpose! Her current titles as wife, mom, and Real Imprints director keep her busy doing the things she loves most! She is married to her best friend, and a man who has the biggest heart of anyone she knows! She likes to keep his life interesting with all of her "out of the box" thinking! Lindsey and her husband have four girls that keep them on their toes! Traveling the world to help others is a dream come true for her! Lindsey believes that if we put God first, everything else will fall into place in time, and that with prayer and faith, anything is possible!

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Comments

  1. Tasha says

    July 24, 2015 at 8:29 am

    I love how kids inspire us to do things that we tend to talk ourselves out of! So proud of sweet Brooke for accomplishing this amazing thing!

    Reply
    • Lindsey says

      July 25, 2015 at 7:28 pm

      It’s so true! Kids sometimes teach us more than we teach them:-)

      Reply

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