Seattle Danskin Triathlon 2010

I thought of you this weekend, as I drove through Seattle. So proud of you!

You are truly an inspiring person. Creatively, competitvely and athletically!!

Congratulations on your awesome achievement! An admitted non-athlete and spotty exerciser at best, I started run/walk interval training 6 weeks ago and have signed up to run my first 5K in September. Many thanks for the timely inspiration!

Who-hoo!!! Great job!

Good for you, Ali! I did the Danskin two years ago. Not being an athlete, my goal was to finish the event and not come in last. It was an amazing accomplishment for me, and you are right, it forever changed me. I'm looking forward to participating next year. Same thing, now I want to improve my time!

Good for you Ali!! That's fabulous!

I loved reading this. Well done Mrs. Edward's :-)

Congratulations! You go girl! You are amazing!!!!

Hi Ali! You are so inspiring...in so many ways. Thanks for sharing your Tri experience with us. You should be so proud of yourself! I actually had my first experience watching a tri this past weekend in Lake Stevens, where my husband participated in his first, Ironman 70.3. It was AMAZING to watch all those men & women athletes...all the different ages & abilities...in 95+ weather! I got choked up several times at the experience & I was just the photographer! Good work gal! You've inspired me once again.

awesome accomplishment!! congrats!!

Congratulations Ali!!!! Feeling very inspired by your journey, as I was when you posted your secret word a couple of months back... my secret desire is to be an 'athlete' as well. It's never to late to start, right?

I love the part about your life never being the same again. I felt the same way when I walked the Avon 2 day walk in 2009. Its like you go through a door that you never knew existed and now there is no taking it back. Sort of like college too. Congratulations! Awesome!!

you go girl! thank you for sharing your story. i am happy for you that you were able to make a dream a reality.

WOW...this is awesome...and I am so happy for you and so get the whole 'being happy for just being there' I am at that point right now in my life too. I, thanks so very much to you and Cathy Z have forged a new path and started this whole eat less move more...for me it was eat less and move...because any moving would be more lol! I love all the pictures of this adventure and hope to have someone capture my daughter and I when we do our first run in October...congrats Ali and bless you and your family.

Congrats Ali! You are now officially hooked!
Once you have that feeling of crossing the finish line you want to do it again and again. I relish the training and I love the finish line even more!!! I have been doing this for 10 years and at almost age 49 hope I can continue for at least 20 more!!

Ali, I forgot to mention...you might be interested in this idea,,,,since my hubby is a runner also and our boys have run a lot of races with us I came up with the idea of keeping all the race bibs on a jump ring, with the name of the event, date and finish time and a finish/or after race photo on the back!
We have dozens on that jump ring and it's a great type of mini-book!

THIS IS SO SO COOL!!! I LOVE ALL THE PICTURES AND YOUR HAPPY SMILE YOU LOOK SO CALM AND AT PEACE JUST LIKE CATHY Z DID FOR HER 5K... SO HAPPY YOU HAD A GREAT SUPPORT SYSTEM WITH YOU. I THINK YOU HAD AN AWESOME TIME FOR BEING YOUR FIRST TIME I THINK....THANKS FOR TURNING IT INTO A FUN POST. MY COMPUTER IS BROKE AT HOME SO HAD TO WAIT TO GO TO LIBRARY JUST SO I COULD SEE HOW YOU DID. SO EXCITING AND INSPIRING!!!

Ali,
This is so wonderful to see on your blog. I competed in two sprint triathlons this summer and lost 45 pounds leading up to them. Doing a triathlon was one of the most amazing experiences of my life, and I can see it was for you, too.
Your times are excellent. You have so much to be proud of!
Here's to living life to the fullest!

Ali, I just linked to your post from Cathy of Bits&Pieces. Wow, what a wonderful experience! I am in Eugene as well, and have been considering the (still remote) possibility of attempting a tri next summer. The Danskin one sounds great. I love running, but am slow. I love biking too, and swimming, but I am not fond of cold water. But a triathlon seems like an incredible challenge - and I want to be up to the challenge!
Congratulations to you for your achievement! And thank you for the inspiration to train.

Wow Ali, that's incredible - words fail me!