Lots of you guessed that I was pregnant for my big news… well, it’s kinda like a baby.
It’s a Book!
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“I woke up one morning and decided I would become a triathlete. My decision was not particularly interesting, aside from the fact that I was fat….
“…and out of three of the sports that make up triathlon (swimming, biking and running), I had never done any of them. Oh, and I was a mom of two kids under two years of age. I worked full-time. So really, my decision to become a triathlete was more like a toddler saying, I think I’ll learn to drive an eighteen wheeler today… The decision did not make any real sense, and even worse, was riddled with all sorts of odds against me, statistical possibilities, and the like.
“Most likely…you also have insanity in your own life, and you want to figure out if triathlon is as impossible as it sounds. My simple answer: yes and no. Triathlon is crazier than your crazy life. I promise. But somewhere in the craziness of swimming, biking and running, a beautiful something takes root. If your experience is even twelve percent like mine, triathlon will grace you with a peace, strength and an ability to live some formerly-thought impossible dreams in a relatively short period of time. Among the grease, the chlorine and the black toenails, you’ll slowly slip into a place that becomes authentically yours. A quiet place. A quiet crazy place. That’s the magic of triathlon.
“So on the morning I decided to become a triathlete, I could not run a mile without stopping, I had not ridden a bike since I was nineteen, and I had not put on a bathing suit in close to a decade. But a funny thing happened. Little by little, I started moving forward, and one year later, I crossed a finish line. Not just any finish line, but an epic finish line in Miami, Florida: Ironman Miami 70.3. 1.2 miles of swimming. 56 miles of biking. Topped off with a half marathon run of 13.1 miles. 70.3 miles by sea, bike and foot. It took me seven hours and fifteen minutes to complete. Arguably the best and worst seven hours of my life.
“I crossed that finish line wearing a size 10 shoe and a 2XL triathlon suit. I was probably the biggest girl within a ten mile radius that day. I was the biggest in size. And I was huge in heart.
“This book is a triathlon-based proposition for the average “every” woman. I’m not a coach, nutritionist or expert in any athletic field other than the sport of Couch, but here’s what I know: This is your life. No matter how tired, fat, lazy or indifferent you are right in this moment, today is a new day, full of new opportunities. You can make a decision to redirect your current trajectory and start a new path. Once you find your path, move forward one step at a time, no matter how slowly you go. One day, you will show up where you aimed to be.You will surprise yourself. You will own your life. You will be proud.
“Coach Monster always says, Trust the process. Believe. And you will. He is absolutely correct. You can move forward. You can create goals. You can achieve. Slowly but surely, you can do it. Just keep moving forward.
“Welcome to the Swim Bike Mom journey….”
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH MY GOD! This is amazing! Congratulations…so well deserved!
SO FREAKING AWESOME! I love, love, love it!!!!!!!!
YES!!!! Awesome news!!
Congratulations Meredith!! This is such an awesome accomplishment and I can't wait to get my hands on a copy in December!!!! Woooo hoooo!!!
Congratulations, I can't wait to read it!
Writing a book does indeed have many similarities to giving birth
Congrats – how fun!
This is SO awesome!!! Congratulations!!!
Wow! You're an official overachiever now, Ms. Published Author. Stop putting the rest of us to shame… Congrats to you!
Now I have one thing on my Christmas list! You inspire me every day and I thank you for it.
Woot Woot! Congratulations!! I am truly happy for you! I can't wait to read it
SUPER!!!!!
I imagine that writing a book is sort of like having a baby, though I've done neither.
Writing a book is definitely in my future though I am so freaking HAPPY for you that you're doing this and for US that we'll get to read it!!
ROCK. ON.
Outstanding! I wish it was out now.
very cool!
This is so cool!! Congrats!!!!
That's awesome, Meredith! Thank you so much for your words of inspitation!!!
Wow! Congrats Meredith!!! I kind of fell into triathlons on the same sort of whim
Congratulations! That is amazing. I am really looking forward to reading it.
Awesome, congrats! Can't wait to read more!
Congratulations!!!! What a huge, exciting adventure for you!!!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!
Congrats!!! That is quite an accomplishment!!!