September 19, 2010.
On August 19th C started her first day of school and I had no idea what to do with myself.
I had great peace that she was in the perfect place but felt like I had lost my identity. Still processing the events of the first part of the year I spent each day trying to find a new groove. It would be a Sunday while sitting at this stoplight on the way to church that
traffic would be held up while bicyclists came flying through the intersection on the last
leg of a their Ironman bike distance. The group that was coming through at that particular
moment were women around my age who had already finished their 1.2 mile swim and
biked 50 of other their 56 mile distance over the hills of the High Road. To say I was inspired was an understatement! I could do this! I want to do this! I started calculating
the process and set myself on a goal with next year's race on my calendar.
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THE FIRST TRI
September 18, 2011.
A half Ironman was a pretty big challenge since I had no marathon or triathlon training but, I was pretty determined. 6 months into the training my foot was positioned in just the wrong spot while grooming a horse and it got partially smashed. I continued to train letting the foot heal but thought I might need to recalibrate the plan...
THE SECOND TRI
September 23, 2012.
This year was a golden year for me. We would celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary and that C was doing well in school. I had worked through a lot of the emotional debris field that had left me in "lost" mode for the years prior.
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Work hard toward your goals, press in and make it happen with every fiber of your being and take the wins when they come.
THE THIRD TRI
September 22, 2013.
"Congratulations Julie Schlobohm. You have qualified for the Olympic-Distance race at the 2014 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships on August 9 in Milwaukee, Wis., after finishing in the top 10 percent in your age group at the Rev3 Branson."
“Stunned” and “Shocked” came to mind at first glance, because this is the story that they didn’t know...
THE FOURTH TRI
August 9, 2014.
Overwhelmed by God's heart for me…I went out to the website and watched the video of the 2013 race in Milwaukee…quietly whispering "oh my gosh"… the conversation I had with The Lord next became a little more real...
