tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325531192095315467.post4030688567399211323..comments2023-10-15T03:34:32.803-07:00Comments on Three times is the Charm-Battling Obesity and Becoming an Ironman: When your family just doesn't get itTrigirlorlandohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357401054434855982noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325531192095315467.post-90154780913537323752008-09-23T06:41:00.000-07:002008-09-23T06:41:00.000-07:00Just found your blog- what amazing accomplishments...Just found your blog- what amazing accomplishments you've already achieved! Good luck with Ironman, I'll be following along for sure. Sorry about your family, mine's supportive of my sprint races, I think anything longer they would think I'm a nut. Happy training.jbmmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00927258693590828523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325531192095315467.post-18590170390218746322008-09-19T15:07:00.000-07:002008-09-19T15:07:00.000-07:00as you saw from my re-cap...friends being there IS...as you saw from my re-cap...friends being there IS truly a wonderful thing. My parents will NEVER get it and I have stopped trying to explain. I finally realized it is ok and I don't need them to understand. Having my 3 of my closest girlfriends at the finish what certainly ENOUGH!! I mean, who else will take pictures, stand around yelling at everyone on the course, draw me a HUGE ice bath and then hand me a beer but close friends!! Focus on what you got...not what you don't got! It will get you to the Finish Line and you WILL be an Ironlady!!Colleen Renee' Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023418831308947031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325531192095315467.post-25914678497338518282008-09-18T11:35:00.000-07:002008-09-18T11:35:00.000-07:00Hey, you aren't alone. My mum was the same. Couldn...Hey, you aren't alone. My mum was the same. Couldn't understand, didn't even try to, and got fed up listening to me talk about it. <BR/><BR/>I hope they do come and watch you, as I think it changed my mum's mind on the whole thing. She saw just what a massive achievemnt it was, and how damn hard I had to work to get there. Standing around waiting for me to return after 4 hours of cycling, to then go out and do it again can do that to a person!!! Opens their eyes abit to the occassion that is Ironman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com