Frustrations and solutions

Don't you hate it when you have well made plans and they fall through, through no fault of your own?

I'm planning to participate in the Norfolk Triathlon on June 07 this year. Yep, crazy goal, but a goal none the less. I want to complete a triathlon this year, so I'm gearing up to begin training. Plattsmouth has been building a Senior Center / Fitness Center this past year and was to open this past month. Well, one thing lead to another and they postponed it to mid-February. I figured that I would still have enough time if it opened in mid-February, so I'd be set. This fitness center is going to have an indoor lap pool, and since I barely know how to swim, it is important that I get in the water SOON!.

So, today was an "open house" for the fitness center. I went out in the snow to see my new training facility ----only to be told that they are now not opening until APRIL! WHAT!?!? I can't train in 2 months! Needless to say, major frustration occurred, and not-so-minor emotional meltdown ensued.

However, I have an amazing husband who can sit back and make me THINK when I get that way, and we have a solution. Not as convenient, but a solution. There is a 24 hour fitness place in Bellevue (about 15 minutes from my office). They have month-to-month memberships, so I'll join that for the next couple of months. No pool, but treadmills and bikes. I think I can still squeeze in training over lunch, so I'm hoping to do that for the next couple of months until this place finally opens. I'm also going to check out the closest YMCA to see if they do "punch cards" or something so I don't have to join their facility just for the pool. If not, I guess I'd better learn to swim in a hurry once April rolls around.

So, I am still planning on June 07 for my triathlon debut. Am I crazy?? Probably, but it is a goal that I have, and one I intend to reach!